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Summary

Physical Characteristics

lamium amplexicaule is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). It is in flower from April to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves
Edible Uses:

Young leaves - raw or cooked[54, 62, 105]. Added to salads or used as a potherb[183].

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Medicinal Uses

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Antirheumatic Diaphoretic Febrifuge Laxative Stimulant

The plant is antirheumatic, diaphoretic, excitant, febrifuge, laxative and stimulant[218, 240].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Tolerates most soils and conditions. Prefers a light dry soil[17, 54]. Plants seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits[233].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - this species usually self sows freely and should not require human intervention. When required, it can be sown in situ as soon as it is ripe or in spring. The seed can germinate at any time of the year in the wild if conditions are suitable[17].

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation-Western Siberia (Western Siberia), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China, Korea, Japan TROPICAL ASIA: India (north), Pakistan EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Portugal (Madeira Islands), Algeria (north), Egypt (north), Libya (north), Morocco, Tunisia

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Lamium album	White Dead Nettle	Perennial	0.6	5-9	M	LMH	SN	M	2	3	3
Lamium amplexicaule	Henbit, Henbit deadnettle	Annual	0.3	0-0		LM	N	DM	2	1	0
Lamium galeobdolon	Yellow Archangel	Perennial	0.3	3-9	F	LMH	FSN	M	2	1	3
Lamium purpureum	Red Dead Nettle, Purple deadnettle	Annual	0.3	4-8		LMH	SN	M	2	1	0

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

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david	Thu Dec 10 2009

Hazards:leaves have been reported toxic to cattle in Australia, but cooked are "evidently" safe for humans(source: Tim low. Wlid Herbs of Australia and New Zealand).This is one of my first choices when out of (or bored with) cultivated greens, because it is handy, always there, but also because it is perfectly pleasant to eat. I include it in a meal a few times a month.

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