Galeopsis tetrahit
Also known as hemp nettle, common hemp nettle, brittlestem hempnettle, common hemp-nettle
species of plant
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
Native toAlbania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland
Der Gemeine Hohlzahn (Galeopsis tetrahit), auch Dorn-Hohlzahn, Gewöhnlicher Hohlzahn, Stechender Hohlzahn, Stacheliger Hohlzahn oder Hanfnessel genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Hohlzahn innerhalb der Familie der Lippenblütler (Lamiaceae).
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- Galeopsis tetrahit - Museo Tazzetti Herbarium 239-2024.tif
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Galeopsis tetrahit, the common hemp-nettle or brittlestem hempnettle, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe and northwestern Asia.
It is a herbaceous annual plant growing to 1 m tall; it is a pioneer species and thrives on disturbed sites or roadsides. The plant looks like mint but is taller. The stems have reflexed hairs and swollen nodes. In cross section, the stem is square. The leaves are rhombic to elliptic, with coarsely to bluntly serrate edges. The flowers are multicoloured, with purple, pink, or white areas; diminutive, bilateral and snapdragon-like, and are mostly visited by bumblebees.