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Common hemp-nettle

Galeopsis tetrahit

Common hemp-nettle is a lovely plant that grows in fields and gardens. It has soft, green leaves and pretty purple flowers that attract butterflies and bees.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Common hemp-nettle has square, hairy stems and pairs of broad, toothed leaves that resemble stinging nettles. Its small, tube-shaped flowers, often purplish-pink or white with darker spots, grow in dense clusters at the leaf axils.

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Common hemp-nettle

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its 'hemp-nettle' name comes from its leaves looking like both hemp and stinging nettles!

Some tiny insects like to hide inside the plant's unique tube-shaped flowers.

The seeds have a yummy fatty 'lump' that ants love to carry away!

This plant is a super-fast grower, often popping up in newly disturbed soil!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Seed Slinger

Common hemp-nettle can launch its seeds with a spring-like action, helping them spread far from the parent plant.

Fähigkeit

Nettle Mimic

Common hemp-nettle has leaves shaped similarly to stinging nettles, which may deter some hungry animals.

Fähigkeit

Square Stems

Common hemp-nettle has distinctly square, fibrous stems that provide strong support in crowded environments.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-100 cm
Blütengröße
1-2.5 cm
Blütezeit
Summer to early Autumn
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen

pollinates

White-tailed bumblebee

Bombus lucorum

forages for nectar and pollen

depends on

European fire ant

Myrmica rubra

carries seeds for dispersal

eaten by

Potato aphid

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

sucks sap from stems

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always look but don't touch plants without asking an adult, as some plants can be prickly.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Common hemp-nettle?

30-100 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Common hemp-nettle?

1-2.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Common hemp-nettle?

Summer to early Autumn

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Common hemp-nettle?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Common hemp-nettle?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Common hemp-nettle?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Common hemp-nettle?

Insekten

Wo findet man Common hemp-nettle normalerweise?

Grasslands

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