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Splitlip hempnettle

Galeopsis bifida

Also called Lesser hemp-nettle, Dead-nettle, Bifid Hemp Nettle, Bifid Lip Hemp Nettle, Split Lip Hemp Nettle, Split Lip Hempnettle, Bifid Lipped Hemp Nettle

Splitlip hempnettle
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Annual
Water
Likes moisture
Safety
Toxic
Native range
Temp. Eurasia
Climate
temperate

About

Galeopsis bifida is an annual plant native to Europe and Asia but now found in Canada and the northeastern, midwestern parts of the United States. It has many common names such as bifid hemp-nettle, split-lip hemp-nettle, common hemp-nettle, and large-flowered hemp-nettle. The genus name means weasel-like, referring to the corolla of the flower. It is often confused with other species of Lamiaceae such as Mentha arvensis, Dracocephalum parviflorum and Stachys pilosa.

Where it grows

Galeopsis bifida is native to Europe and Asia. In the British Isles it is mainly found in Wales and Scotland. It occurs throughout Canada, the northeastern and midwestern parts of the United States, and has been introduced to Alaska.

Other Galeopsis plants

Narrowleaf hempnettle · Red hempnettle · Downy hemp-nettle · Downy Hemp-nettle · Edmonton hempnettle · Brittlestem hempnettle · Hempnettle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Galeopsis bifida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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