Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Lamium// Species: Lamium album L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Ball (1972 in Tutin et al.) and Kostadinovski (2021 in Matevski).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Found near “Shtalkovichka” River, between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica.
Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.
Lamium album – habit. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – flowering stems with verticillasters. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – flowering stems with verticillasters. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – verticillasters. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – verticillasters. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – calyces of spent flowers. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – upper bracts. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – bract. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – middle bract. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – lower bracts. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – developing stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – developing stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – stem. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – plant base- stems with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo – “Shtalkovichka” River between the villages of Tursko Rudari and Shtalkovica, 17.04.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images.
Lamium album – flower. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – herbarized specimen. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Lamium album – herbarized specimen. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Ball, P. W. 1972. Lamium L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 147–148.
Kostadinovski, M. 2021. Lamium L. In Matevski, V. (ed.), The Flora of the RN Macedonia. Vol II, Book 2. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 251–264.
