deadnettle

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noun Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.

From dead +‎ nettle.

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Something drew me to take a closer look at a white deadnettle on a hedge bank and I could see into the throats of its flower arranged like a circle of speakers as if broadcasting music.

Country diary: Wenlock Edge 2011
Above the white deadnettle, from a branch of flowering blackthorn, almost out of sight, a whitethroat sang.

Country diary: Wenlock Edge 2011
You might also want to try spotted deadnettle, bugleweed (Ajuga reptans), periwinkle or the evergreen groundcover Japanese spurge

Minnesota Premier Publications - Southwest Journal Stories 2010
Variegated yellow archangel, also known as yellow deadnettle or

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We have observed that SCN can reproduce in the field on purple deadnettle.

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Much like purple deadnettle and henbit, these weeds can be difficult to distinguish from one another.

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Purple deadnettle blooms between April and October.

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Field pennycress and shepherdspurse are weaker hosts than purple deadnettle and henbit.

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(witch's broom), Mahonia aquifolium, vinca (periwinkle) or lamium (deadnettle).

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(witch's broom), Mahonia aquifolium, vinca (periwinkle) or lamium (deadnettle).

Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010