yellow archangel

Lamium galeobdolon

The yellow archangel is a cheerful plant with bright yellow flowers. It grows close to the ground and has soft, green leaves. You can find it in shady places, making it a lovely surprise in the forest!

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The yellow archangel has striking two-lipped bright yellow flowers, often streaked with orange-brown, emerging from whorls around its square stems. Its distinctive green leaves are deeply veined and patterned with silvery-grey blotches, making it visually stand out on the forest floor.

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yellow archangel

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Datos interesantes

It can create dense mats, acting like a living, patterned green carpet across the forest floor!

Its square stems tell you it's related to mint, but this plant doesn't smell minty at all!

The plant got its 'archangel' name because its flowers look like a helmet with a visor!

Yellow archangel can grow almost anywhere, even climbing over rocks and walls like a green waterfall!

Habilidades especiales

Yellow archangel can blanket large areas using fast-growing underground stems that help it outcompete other plants for light and space.

Yellow archangel has adapted to low light, allowing it to grow robustly in deep shade where many other plants struggle to survive.

Yellow archangel's seeds have a fatty 'treat' (elaiosome) that ants love, so ants carry the seeds away, helping the plant spread far and wide.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 30-60 cm
Extensión: 50-150 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-2 cm
Temporada de floración: Spring to early summer
Comestible: Sí
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Collects nectar and pollen from its flowers

symbiotic with

Red wood ant

Formica rufa

Carries seeds for their nutritious elaiosome

eaten by

Spanish slug

Arion lusitanicus

Feeds on its leaves, especially young ones

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Floración de verano

Las plantas de floración de verano producen sus flores durante la temporada estival, a menudo aportando un color vibrante cuando muchas otras plantas ya han terminado de florecer.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.