Scientific name Galeopsis Rank Genus | Subfamily Lamioideae Higher classification Lamioideae | |
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Lower classifications Galeopsis tetrahit, Galeopsis speciosa, Galeopsis segetum, Galeopsis ladanum var angu, Galeopsis bifida |
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Galeopsis, commonly called hemp-nettle or hempnettle, is a genus of annual herbaceous plants native to Europe and Asia. Some species are naturalized in North America and New Zealand.
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- Common hemp nettle galeopsis tetrahit 2012 08 14
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- Species
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The plants are poisonous. Several species are widespread weeds and some are used as medicinal herbs.
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Species
Species include:

- Galeopsis × acuminata Rchb. - Germany (G. pubescens × G. tetrahit)
- Galeopsis bifida Boenn. – bifid hemp-nettle, split-lip hemp-nettle, splitlip hempnettle, common hemp-nettle, and large-flowered hemp-nettle - widespread across much of Europe and Asia; naturalized in North America
- Galeopsis × carinthiaca Porsch ex Fiori - Italy, Czech Republic (G. bifida × G. pubescens)
- Galeopsis × haussknechtii Ludw. - Czech Republic (G. ladanum × G. segetum)
- Galeopsis ladanum L. - widespread across much of Europe and Asia; naturalized in scattered sites in North America
- Galeopsis × ludwigii Hausskn. - Germany, Czech Republic (G. bifida × G. tetrahit)
- Galeopsis nana Otsch. - Caucasus (Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan)
- Galeopsis × polychroma Beck - Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Baltic Republics (G. pubescens × G. speciosa)
- Galeopsis pubescens Besser - southern + central Europe from Britain and France east to Russia
- Galeopsis pyrenaica Bartl. - Pyrenees Mountains of Spain + France
- Galeopsis reuteri Rchb.f. - Alps of France + Italy
- Galeopsis segetum Neck. – downy hemp-nettle - Britain, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Yugoslavia
- Galeopsis speciosa Mill. – large-flowered hemp-nettle, Edmonton hempnettle - northern + central Europe, Siberia; naturalized in Canada
- Galeopsis tetrahit L. – common hemp-nettle, brittlestem hempnettle - southern + central Europe from Portugal to Russia; naturalized in New Zealand and North America
- Galeopsis × wirtgenii F.Ludw. ex Briq. - France, Czech Republic




References
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