Lamium flexuosum Ten.

Lamier flexueux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Lamium

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

The nectar is sucked from the flowers. The flowers are used to make jam.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Hemorrhoids (flower), Hemostasis (flower), Hypnotics and sedatives (flower), Depurative (flower), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Astringents (root), Stomach diseases (root), Wound healing (root), Astringent (unspecified), Cancer(Breast) (unspecified), Chlorosis (unspecified), Debility (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Epistaxis (unspecified), Hematochezia (unspecified), Hemostat (unspecified), Hypnotic (unspecified), Leucorrhea (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Uterotonic (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fluoralbus (unspecified), Catarrh (unspecified), Cholagogue (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Resolvent (unspecified), Uterus (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Common cold (unspecified), Cystitis (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Laxatives (unspecified), Leukorrhea (unspecified), Menorrhagia (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified), Prostatitis (unspecified), General tonic for rejuvenation (unspecified), Uterine diseases (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Abortifacient agents (whole plant), Antiprotozoal agents (whole plant), Contraceptive agents (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 12 - 20
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lamium flexuosum habit picture by Marie AURIEMMA (cc-by-sa)
Lamium flexuosum habit picture by Corinne SAUTEREAU (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lamium flexuosum leaf picture by Janie Lemarquier (cc-by-sa)
Lamium flexuosum leaf picture by Malek Mebarki (cc-by-sa)
Lamium flexuosum leaf picture by Marie AURIEMMA (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lamium flexuosum flower picture by Stéphane Pochard (cc-by-sa)
Lamium flexuosum flower picture by Maurice TREMOY (cc-by-sa)
Lamium flexuosum flower picture by Joffrey Joffrey (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lamium flexuosum world distribution map, present in China, Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Italy, Morocco, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:448840-1
WFO ID wfo-0000222501
COL ID 6NVX9
BDTFX ID 37491
INPN ID 104872
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lamium heterophyllum Lamium petitinum Lamium pubescens Lamium rugosum Lamium archangelica Lamium berengueri Lamium album var. parviflorum Lamium album Lamium flexuosum

Lower taxons

Lamium flexuosum subsp. berengueri Lamium flexuosum subsp. flexuosum