Common Hemp-nettle - Galeopsis tetrahit
Description
Short to medium roughly hairy plant. Stems well branched, swollen at the nodes. Hairy on opposite sides. Flowers pinkish purple with darker markings, rarely yellowish or whitish 15 to 20 mm long, the middle lobe of the lower lip not notched.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Arable land, roadside verges.
When to see it
July to October.
Life History
Annual.
UK Status
Frequent throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 199 of the 617 tetrads.
Graham CalowLeire Road, Frolesworth23 July 2015
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood27 June 2007
Graham CalowEllistown27 June 2011
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood31 August 2013. Edge of Marsh area Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4969 9212 (taken 27.8.2007).JPG)
Graham CalowMarsh near Old Fosse, Sapcote27 August 2007
Graham CalowFrolesworth23 July 2015
. Edge of Marsh area Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4969 9212 (taken 27.8.2007).JPG)
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David NichollsMartinshaw Wood20 August 2009
David NichollsWirlybones Wood18 August 2012 Gateway on Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4936 9153 (taken 12.7.2006).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote12 July 2006
Graham CalowFrolesworth12 July 2012
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood31 August 2013
Peter SmithCastle Street, Leicester10 August 2012
David NichollsWirlybones Wood18 August 2012
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood31 August 2013
Barbara CooperBelvoir Woods21 August 2013
Barbara CooperBelvoir Woods21 August 2013
 Gateway on Old Fosse Sapcote SP 4936 9153 (taken 12.7.2006).JPG)
