An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 2. Lamium purpureum L. RedDead Nettle. Fig. 3611. Lamium purpureum L. Sp. PI. 579. 1753- Annual, slightly pubescent, branched fromthe base and sometimes also above; stemsstout or slender, decumbent, 6-i8 long. Leavescrenate or crenulate. the lower orbicular orbroadly ovate, slender-petioled. rounded at theapex, cordate at the base, the upper ovate,short-petioled, sometimes acu
An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 2. Lamium purpureum L. RedDead Nettle. Fig. 3611. Lamium purpureum L. Sp. PI. 579. 1753- Annual, slightly pubescent, branched fromthe base and sometimes also above; stemsstout or slender, decumbent, 6-i8 long. Leavescrenate or crenulate. the lower orbicular orbroadly ovate, slender-petioled. rounded at theapex, cordate at the base, the upper ovate,short-petioled, sometimes acute at the apex,Y-l\ long; flowers in axillary and terminalclusters; calyx teeth narrowly lanceolate, acu-minate, slightly longer than the tube, spread-ing, at least in fruit; corolla purple-red, rarelyexceeding i long, its tube rather stout, thelateral lobes of its lower lip reduced to i or 2short teeth, its middle lobe spotted; upper lipvery pubescent. In waste and cultivated soil, Newfoundland toPennsylvania, North Carolina and Missouri. Alsoin ballast about the northern seaports. Natural-ized or adventive from Europe. Native also ofAsia. Old names, red or sweet archangel; day-,dog-, french- or deaf-nettle. Rab
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