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Taxon

Lamium purpureum L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 579. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Lamium purpureum cf--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice. 10 May 02. 038.jpg

Lamium purpureum cf--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice. 10 May 02. 038.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lamium purpureum cf--Italy. Abruzzo.  Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice. 10 May 02. 041.jpg

Lamium purpureum cf--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice. 10 May 02. 041.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lamium purpureum cf--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice. 10 May 02. 040.jpg

Lamium purpureum cf--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice. 10 May 02. 040.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lamium purpureum cf--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice. 10 May 02. 039.jpg

Lamium purpureum cf--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice. 10 May 02. 039.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (168).JPG

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (168).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (175).JPG

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (175).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (172).JPG

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (172).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (169).JPG

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (169).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (173).JPG

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (173).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (170).JPG

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (170).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (171).JPG

Lamium purpureum, Smith, J 10735--Idaho. Nez Perce Co. China Garden Cr. 6 May 2013. DSC03350 (171).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 52 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, and Temperate Asia; introduced into 62 botanical countries across Europe, Temperate Asia, Australasia, Northern America, and Southern America; presence uncertain in Iran (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

May 10, 2002

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Smith, J. F 10735

May 6, 2013

Location

United States, Idaho, Nez Perce (Lewiston)

46.045056, -116.886556

Location Remarks

The Nature Conservancy's China Garden Creek Preserve, on the Snake River opposite the Oregon border, but on the Idaho side. Corral Creek jeep track. Vicinity of the red barn. 799 m elev.

Collectors

James F. Smith, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Clark Shafer

Notes

Open meadows with Pseudoroegneria spicata and Balsamorhiza sagittata.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Lamiaceae

Genus

Lamium

Specific Epithet

purpureum

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#317,572 of 335,497

Top 95%

Extinction probability

9%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →