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.