Lamium maculatum (also known as spotted dead-nettle,[2] spotted henbit[3] and purple dragon) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native throughout Europe and temperate Asia (Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, western China).

[4] This species is very variable in terms of leaf size and shape, hairiness and flower colours.

The upper lips of the flowers are helmet-shaped, usually pink or purplish, while the bilobate lower ones are whitish with purple dots.

If subjected to light frost, L. maculatum will recover in spring as it enters its growth cycle.

[5] It grows in a variety of habitats from open grassland to woodland, generally on moist, fertile soils at an altitude of 0–1,500 metres (0–4,921 ft) above sea level.