Echte Goldnessel vs Purpurrote Taubnessel

Lamium galeobdolon compared with Lamium purpureum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Echte Goldnessel	Purpurrote Taubnessel
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)
Family same	Lamiaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus same	Lamium	Lamium
Species	Lamium galeobdolon	Lamium purpureum

Evolutionary Relationship

Echte Goldnessel and Purpurrote Taubnessel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lamium.

Conservation Status

Echte Goldnessel

LC — Least Concern

Purpurrote Taubnessel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Echte Goldnessel	Purpurrote Taubnessel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Echte Goldnessel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Purpurrote Taubnessel

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, South Korea, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇺🇸 United States