Lamium purpureum

Red dead-nettle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lamium
Species:
L. purpureum
Binomial name
Lamium purpureum
Varieties
  • L. purpureum var. ehrenbergii (Boiss. & Reut.) Mennema
  • L. purpureum var. incisum (Willd.) Pers.
  • L. purpureum var. moluccellifolium Schumach.
  • L. purpureum var. purpureum
Synonyms
  • Lamiopsis purpurea (L.) Opiz

Lamium purpureum (from Latin purpureumpurple), known as red dead-nettle, purple dead-nettle, or purple archangel, is an annual herbaceous flowering plant. It is native to Eurasia but can also be found in North America.