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downy hemp-nettle

Galeopsis pubescens Besser
downy hemp-nettle
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Galeopsis pubescens, known as downy hemp-nettle, is an annual herb in the Lamiaceae family. It is native to several European countries and was first described in 1809.

Description

Galeopsis pubescens is a herbaceous annual plant in the Lamiaceae family, commonly referred to as downy hemp-nettle. It is distributed across parts of Europe, including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Estonia, Sweden, Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, and Hungary. The species was first described in 1809 by Besser. It is also sometimes called hairy hemp-nettle.

Other common names

downy hemp-nettle

Distribution

DK · FI · NO · Belgium · Flemish Region · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · Estonia · SE · EE · Walloon Region · Albania · Austria · Belarus · Bulgaria · Czechoslovakia · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Italy · Krasnoyarsk · North Caucasus · Northwest European R · Poland · Primorye · Romania · Switzerland · Ukraine · Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Tetrahit sulphureumGaleopsis versicolor var. sulphureaGaleopsis tetrahit var. pubescensGaleopsis ladanum var. grandifloraGaleopsis pubescens var. carthusianorumGaleopsis speciosa subsp. sulphureaGaleopsis murrianaGaleopsis subspeciosaGaleopsis sulphureaGaleopsis variegataGaleopsis versicolorGaleopsis walterianaGaleopsis pubescens var. mollisGaleopsis nodosa var. sulphureaGaleopsis pubescens var. minorGaleopsis tetrahit subsp. pubescensGaleopsis tetrahit subsp. pubescens

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