Dead nettle (Lamium album). This medicinal plant is used to treat fevers,diarrhoea and bladder infections. It is not related to the stinging nettle,but looks very similar to it. This similarity is thought to be a form of mimicry,the harmless dead nettle gaining protection from predators due to its resemblance to the poisonous stinging nettle. The main difference is that the stinging nettle does not have white flowers (centre). The dead nettle shares the same habitat as the stinging nettle,growing on wasteland in temperate regions | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Gustoimages |
Taille de l’image : | 3739 px × 5577 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
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