Large-flowered Hemp-nettle
Scientific name: Galeopsis speciosa Mill.
Diagnostic features Stems erect to ascending, to 1m. Leaves ovate. Calyx 12-17mm. Corolla (22)27-35mm, yellow with purple blotch on lower lip (sometimes whole lower lip purplish).
Chromosome number: 2n=16.
Habitat Native; arable land, often on peaty soil with root-crops, and waste places.
Distribution Locally common in Central & North Britain and North Ireland, rare and scattered in South Britain and Central & South Ireland.
This species is keyed out on Page 3166 in the Text Key. |