North Carolina Wildflowers

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Lamiaceae > Galeopsis (Hemp-nettle)

Bifid Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis bifida) Bifid Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis bifida)
Watauga Co., NC
23 July 2006

Rare in NC, and native to Europe. Thanks to John Nelson for ID.

Bifid Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis bifida) Bifid Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis bifida)
Watauga Co., NC
23 July 2006

Bifid Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis bifida) Bifid Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis bifida)
Watauga Co., NC
23 July 2006

Note glandular calyx tube and lanceolate calyx lobes.

Bifid Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis bifida) Bifid Hemp-nettle (Galeopsis bifida)
Watauga Co., NC
23 July 2006

Close-up of stem showing long hairs on stem angles and glabrous stem sides.



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.


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