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Etymology of Lamium garganicum subsp. garganicum: There are two assumptions for the etymology of the name of the genus. Considering Lamium has a Latin origin, "lamium" in Latin means "dead nettle". The explanation for this is that Lamium's leaves resemble stinging nettles with no ability to sting. If the name derives from Ancient Greek, then it derives from "Λαμία" [Lamia] which means "monster" because of its open mouth-like flower resembling a monster. (In Greek mythology, Lamia was a beautiful queen from Libya who transformed into a monster and devoured young children). Lamium garganicum was named "garganicum" after Mount Garganico in southern Italy.
There have been three kinds (1 species and 2 other subspecies) of the Lamium genus identified so far in Cyprus.
Lamium garganicum subsp. garganicum is a rare perennial plant up to 0.5 metres tall with square shoots of light red or purple colour. Its leaves are ovoid-cardioid, hairy, and toothed. It has white-pink flowers with reddish streaks, hairy. It is found in limestone crevices, in wet walls, near streams and on rocky slopes at an altitude of 600-1000 metres in Troodos and Pentadaktylos mountains. It usually blooms from February to May.
