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Carl Farmer |
Occurs here and there as a weed of cultivated or disturbed ground. Plant c 10-45 cm high. Flower c 10-15 mm long ID: Flower pinkish-purple, lowest petal divided into two diverging lobes. Flowers in whorls at base of upper leaves. Calyx divided to about halfway. Tubular part of flower extends well beyond calyx tip (this distinguishes it from Northern Dead-nettle). Leaves mostly less than twice as long as broad. Other features: Leaves often purple-tinged, the lower ones with stalks longer than blades, the upper short-stalked. Leaves in opposite pairs with their stalks joined around the stem. An annual, branching from the base. Flowers for most of the year, but probably commonest in spring. |
