Prasium, common name white hedge-nettle, is a genus of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family, first described in 1982. It contains only one known species, Prasium majus, first described for modern science in 1753. It is native to Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Mediterranean region of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, as far east as Turkey and Israel.
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White Hedge-nettle
Prasium majus
- Observations in the area
- 7
- Last sighting
- 13 May 2026
- Category
- Plants
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Where it has been observed
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