| Balm-leaved Archangel | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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, the balm-leaved archangel, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe.
Lamium orvala was described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1759. [1]
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.