Galeopsis
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| Galeopsis | |
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| Galeopsis tetrahit, common hemp-nettle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lamioideae |
| Genus: | Galeopsis L. |
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Galeopsis is a genus of annual herbaceous plants native to Europe and Asia. Members of this genus often have common names ending in hemp-nettle or hempnettle.[2] Some species are naturalized in North America and New Zealand.[1][3][4][5]
The plants are poisonous.[6] Several species are widespread weeds[2] and some are used as medicinal herbs.[7][8]
Species
[edit]Species include:[1]
- 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 – hairy or downy hempnettle - 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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Wikispecies has information related to Galeopsis.
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b "USDA PLANTS".
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 156 鼬瓣花属 you ban hua shu Galeopsis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 579. 1753.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Genere Galeopsis includes photos and descriptions plus distribution maps for Italy, Europe, and North America
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ "Plants for a Future: Galeopsis".
- ^ "Plants for a Future: Galeopsis segetum".
- ^ "Plants for a Future: Galeopsis tetrahit".
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