Red dead-nettle

Description:

Red dead-nettle is an annual plant and can grow to 10 - 45 cm in height. It is a hairy plant that branches from the base and flowers from April to November. The leaves have wavy to serrated edges and are attached to the stem with a stalk. The flowers are arranged in an inflorescence and are pinkish-purple in colour with a hooded upper lip. Red dead-nettles are so-called as they do not sting.

Habitat:

Found in waste ground, cultivated land, hedgerows, gardens, rough grassland and on railway and road verges

Notes:

Spotted in Nieuwe Rande Forest in rural area of Deventer, Holland. (sources:see reference)