Lamium orvala

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Balm-leaved archangel
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lamium
Species:
L. orvala
Binomial name
Lamium orvala

Lamium orvala, known as balm-leaved archangel, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe.

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Taxonomy

Lamium orvala was described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1759. [1]

Distribution

Lamium orvala is native to south central Europe, ranging from northeastern Italy to southwestern Hungary. [3] There is a disjunct population on Monte Gargano in southeastern Italy. [4] The species has been introduced into Czechoslovakia.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lamium orvalaL.". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens . Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. "Lamium orvala(L.". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. Trinajstić, Ivo (1992). "A contribution to the phytogeographical classification of the Illyrian floral element". Acta Bot. Croat. 51: 135–142. ISSN   0365-0588 . Retrieved 13 October 2024.