Lamium orvala

{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae}}

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| name = Balm-leaved Archangel

| image = Lamium orvala 11.jpg

| genus = Lamium

| species = orvala

| authority = L.{{r|IPNI:448918-1}}

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Lamium orvala, the balm-leaved archangel,{{BSBI 2007|access-date=17 October 2014|df=dmy-all}} is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe.

Taxonomy

Lamium orvala was described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1759.{{r|IPNI:448918-1}}

Distribution

Lamium orvala is native to south central Europe, ranging from northeastern Italy to southwestern Hungary.{{r|POWO:448918-1}} There is a disjunct population on Monte Gargano in southeastern Italy.{{r|Trinajstić 1992}} The species has been introduced into Czechoslovakia.

References

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{{IPNI |id=448918-1 |taxon=Lamium orvala |authority={{small|L.}} |access-date=13 September 2024}}

{{cite POWO |id=448918-1 |title=Lamium orvala {{small|(L.}} |access-date=13 September 2024}}

{{cite journal |last1=Trinajstić |first1=Ivo |title=A contribution to the phytogeographical classification of the Illyrian floral element |journal=Acta Bot. Croat. |date=1992 |volume=51 |pages=135–142 |url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/235612%20(29 |access-date=13 October 2024 |issn=0365-0588}}

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External links

[http://www.eol.org/pages/5364091 Encyclopedia of Life entry]
[http://data.gbif.org/species/3892732/ GBIF entry]
[http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=lamium+orvala Altervista Flora Italiana, Falsa ortica maggiore, Large Red Dead Nettle, Lamium orvala L. ] includes photos and European distribution map

orvala

Category:Flora of Europe

Category:Plants described in 1759

Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus