Pan India Bouquets

Lamium amplexicaule L.

Family : Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family (Hindi name) : TULSI FAMILY (तुलसी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Lamiaceae
Synonym(s) : Galeobdolon amplexicaule (L.) Moench; Lamiella amplexicaulis (L.) E.Fourn.; Lamiopsis amplexicaulis (L.) Opiz; Pollichia amplexicaulis (L.) Willd.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lamium amplexicaule L.
Common name : Henbit Deadnettle, Greater Henbit
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Open grassy hillsides, marshes, roadside and cultivated areas; 1200 - 4270 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Used medicinally for traumatic injury.
Flower, Fruit : March-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
Native : Temperate Eurasia, Macaronesia to Ethiopia
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Temperate Eurasia, Macaronesia to Ethiopia and Greenland, Iceland, New Zealand, South and North America
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 199; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 964-965
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Lamium amplexicaule. Downloaded on 5 December 2023.