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''Lamium maculatum'' (also known as spotted deadnettle, spotted henbit and purple dragon) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native throughout Europe and temperate Asia (Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, western China). == Description == ''Lamium maculatum'' is a prostrate, spreading herbaceous perennial. This species is very variable in terms of leaf size and shape, hairiness and flower colours. It reaches on average in height. It has erect, hollow and pubescent stems, branched at the base only. The soft hairy leaf blades are about 8 inches long. They are spotted (hence the Latin name ''maculatum''), toothed with long petioles, about long. Their shape varies from ovate-triangular to heart-shaped. The inflorescence bears about two to eight hermaphrodite flowers about long. The flowers of the plant are formed in the leaf axils of the upper leaf pairs. The upper lips of the flowers are helmet-shaped, usually pink or purplish, while the bilobate lower ones are whitish with purple dots. The stamens are located in the upper lip and have orange pollen. The flowering period extends from April through November. It tends to grow higher in spring while during the colder weather it is much flatter to the ground. If subjected to light frost, ''L. maculatum'' will recover in spring as it enters its growth cycle. File:Lamium maculatum MdE.jpg|Form File:Gefleckte Taubnessel.jpg|Flowers 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lamium maculatum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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