A polylectic species (Scheuchl, 2000). Maghni et al (2017) list the following forage sources in Algeria: Zygophyllum album (Zygophyllaceae); Reseda alba (Resedaceae); Moricandia arvensis, Raphanus raphanistrum, Raphanus sativus (Brassicaceae); Marrubium vulgare (Lamiaceae)
Pawlikowski & Kruszynski (1997) list Lamium purpureum (Lamiaceae) as a forage source in Poland.