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Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L.

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Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L., Amoen. Acad. (1759)
Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L.
Names_Fungi record source Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L. 1759

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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(L.) L.
L.
L.
Linnaeus, C. (ed.) 1759: Amoenitates Academici seu dissertationes variae physicae, medicae... . Vol. 4.
1759
ICN
Galeopsis galeobdolon L.
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Lamium galeobdolon

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Labiatae
Lamium
galeobdolon

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Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

Galeobdolon luteum Huds.

All naturalised material is referable to ; this cv. has recently become popular as an ornamental ground covering plant in shady places, but it is very vigorous and has escaped into surrounding areas. Only , aluminium plant, seems to have been planted and there is little reversion to the green-leaved form. Aluminium plant is very likely to become more widely naturalised. This sp. has been previously known in N.Z. as and , and has sometimes been erroneously referred to as .

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Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
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Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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Lamium galeobdolon (L.) L.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
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All naturalised material is referable to cv. 'Variegatum'; this cv. has recently become popular as an ornamental ground covering plant in shady places, but it is very vigorous and has escaped into surrounding areas. Only cv. 'Variegatum', aluminium plant, seems to have been planted and there is little reversion to the green-leaved form. Aluminium plant is very likely to become more widely naturalised.
Webb, C.J.; Sykes, W.R.; Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1988: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. IV. Naturalised Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms, Dicotyledons. Botany Division DSIR, Christchurch.

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22 May 2006
7 January 2009
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