Taubnessel

A nature photographer shared a close-up of red dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum) in bloom, lamenting that the German folk name Hundswut, which literally means dog's wrath, misrepresents the harmless wildflower. The plant, covered in dewdrops, causes no skin irritation despite its aggressive-sounding name. The poster argues Taubnessel, meaning dead-nettle, is the better name and calls the flower expressive in more ways than one.