Galeopsis

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. Some species are naturalized in North America and New Zealand.

The plants are poisonous. Several species are widespread weeds and some are used as medicinal herbs.

Species

Species include:

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

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