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Lamium amplexicaule
A slightly hairy annual growing up to 10 inches with opposite round but lobed thin leaves and a darkish base near the stem. Flowers are set in whorls of four or more, pinkish and elongated. The pollen is a striking deep orange rather than golden yellow.
Grows in almost all soils, common in arable fields.
Maltese name: Kapilliera
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