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dead nettle

plant
Also known as: Lamium
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Dead nettle refers to plants within the genus Lamium that resemble stinging nettles but lack their stinging hairs. This category includes various types, such as hemp nettle, hedge nettle, and richweed. A specific variety, the spotted dead nettle (Lamium maculatum), is characterized by a pale blotch along the leaf's midrib. Another related plant is the deaf nettle (Lamium purpureum). Unlike stinging nettles, which have trichomes that inject irritants, dead nettles do not possess stinging capabilities.1234

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