Lamium galeobdolon subsp. argentatum (Smejkal) J.Duvign.

 

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 57: 459 (1987)

This subspecies is accepted

The native range of this subspecies is W. & Central Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

NativeIntroduced

Native to:

Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Germany

Introduced into:

Italy

Lamium galeobdolon subsp. argentatum (Smejkal) J.Duvign. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science

 

If you search online for Yellow Archangel, you are likely to find that your results are as dominated by the invasive, variegated subspecies Lamium galeobdolon ssp. argentatum. The native plant is an ancient woodland indicator. Although seemingly rarer than the invasive subspecies, I am able to find the native species in local woodlands, and occasionally in shady hedgerows. My observations have shown that it does not appear to possess the dominant and thuggish tendencies of the pervasive garden escape. By contrast, it is has a more shy, retiring habit blending into surrounding vegetation and can easily be missed.

Native Yellow Archangel without variegation - Botany Karen

 

 

 

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