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Scientific name:

Galeopsis segetum

Vernacular name:

Hemp-nettle, Downy


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Downy Hemp-nettle

Scientific name: Galeopsis segetum Neck.

Diagnostic features
Stems erect, to 50cm.
Leaves lanceolate to ovate.
Calyx 7-10mm; corolla (20)25-30(35)mm, pale yellow.

Chromosome number: (2n=16).

Habitat
Native in arable land in Caerns, once constant, now sporadic.

Distribution
Casual in arable and waste ground, scattered and sporadic in England and Wales.

This species is keyed out on Page 3165 in the Text Key.

Galeopsis segetum (Hemp-nettle, Downy)
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