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Downy hemp-nettle

Galeopsis pubescens

Downy hemp-nettle
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Europe to N. Caucasus
Climate
temperate

About

Galeopsis pubescens, also known as the hairy and downy hempnettle, is a herbaceous annual plant species in the family Lamiaceae, that can be found growing in various European countries.

Where it grows

Galeopsis pubescens is widely distributed across Europe; its distribution range spans from the eastern parts of France on the west to Russia with Caucasus and Siberia in the east. It appears as an introduced species in some parts of Asia.

Other Galeopsis plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Galeopsis pubescens 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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