Galeopsis tetrahit

Common Name: 
common hempnettle
Scientific Name: 
Galeopsis tetrahit L.    syn.  Galeopsis bifida Boenn.
Family Name: 
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced summer annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
upright, simple or branched, square, stem swollen below the node, stiff bristly hairs, hairs downward-pointed
Stems of Common Hempnettle
Stems of Common Hempnettle
Stems of Common Hempnettle
Leaves
opposite, oval to oblong-oval, petioled, toothed, hairy above and below, upperside more densely haired
Leaves of Common Hempnettle
Flowers
bilateral, pink to light purple sometimes white; blotched with white or dark purple markings, calyx somewhat spiney; axillary whorls above
Flowers of Common Hempnettle
Flowers of Common Hempnettle
Flowers of Common Hempnettle
Flowers of Common Hempnettle
Flowers of Common Hempnettle