Lamiaceae

Shellflower

Moluccella laevis L.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Moluccella

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Shellflower: Moluccella laevis (Bells-of-Ireland, Bells of Ireland, Molucca balmis, Shellflower, Shell flower) rumor has it that the pollinator of this Lamiaceae is the comm — Photo: HelloMojo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 贝壳花
Dutch: Molucella laevis
English: Shellflower, Bells of Ireland, Molucella laevis, Shell flower
Finnish: Kotilokukka, Irlanninkello
Slovak: Írske zvončeky

Synonyms

Lamium moluccella E.H.L.Krause
Molucca levis (L.) Moench

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Photo: Boronian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.