| Yellow Archangel | Mint/Dead-nettle family |
| Lamiastrum galeobdolon (Galeobdolon luteum) | Labiatae/Lamiaceae |
Yellow Archangel is related to other dead-nettles
(such as White Dead-nettle),
but differs in having hairy stamens.
It has yellow flowers with some hairs on the upper lip, and red-brown streaks on the lower lip.
It grows in woods and shady hedgerows, spreading by means of leafy runners.
A garden form with variegated leaves (Lamiastrum galeobdolon ssp argentatum)
is now naturalised.
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| Flowers with hairy upper lip and streaks on lower lip (variegated form) |
Flower close-up with stamens (wild form) |
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| Variegated form |
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Technical Information
Perennial herb, 20-60cm tall, square stem Leaves opposite, oval but rounded at base, stalked, 4-7cm long, pointed, coarse-toothed and nettle-shaped but stingless Calyx: tubular, 5 triangular pointed teeth Flowers: bright yellow, 2 cm long, in whorls, fused petals with some hairs on edge of hood and 3 lobes on lower lip with and red-brown streaks on middle lobe, middle lobe untoothed Flowering time: May-June Habitat: Woods, hedgebanks Distribution: Common throughout England |