White plaster

White plaster
Lamium album

Appearance : Like other species of sedge, white sedge can at first glance look like a nettle – the leaves are shaped like nettle leaves. When the plant blooms, you can't go wrong: white sedge flowers are white and lip-shaped. The flowers have no stems and are arranged in a wreath just above two leaves that are large and opposite each other on the stem – they are said to be opposite. The square stem is hollow.
Favorite environment : A cultivated plant that is found on farms, fallow lands and fields. In cities, it can form large stands on wastelands.
Distribution : Found up to Jämtland and Ångermanland and along the Norrland coast.
Flowering time : Often has a first bloom in spring and early summer and a second bloom in autumn.
Fruit and seeds: Each plant produces about 200 seeds.
Characteristics : Both white and red primroses have a strong odor. The white primrose flower has green spots, the upper lip is about 7 mm long.
Close relatives : Red-footed booby, soft-footed booby, yellow-footed booby.
Fun fact : White nettle, like some other “weeds,” was brought here from other countries with the help of humans, often in grain cargoes. The plant was originally found in Europe and northern Asia and was introduced to North America by humans. White nettle is called blind nettle in Dalsland and is called cross-nettle or pip nettle in Västergötland.