Minggu, 27 Juni 2010

The Split Hemp Nettle

The split hemp-nettle (Galeopsis bifida) is an annual plant belonging to the mint family (Labiatae or Lamiaceae). The plant is native to Eurasia. The split tetrahit similar to the regular tetrahit (Galeopsis tetrahit), but the middle slip of the lip is longer than wide and that of the ordinary tetrahit as long as broad. Also, the hybrids Galeopsis bifida Galeopsis tetrahit × (× normal tetrahit split tetrahit) and Galeopsis bifida Galeopsis speciosa × (split hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa x) for.

The plant is 12-80 cm high. The stem is square the nodes thickened and there is usually furnished with stiff hairs that stand on a cushion. The slightly yellow-green leaves are long oval and have a serrated edge.

The split hemp-nettle flowers from July to autumn with red-pink, sometimes yellowish flowers. At the throat of the flower are two yellow spots. The corolla is 1-2 cm long. The middle slip of the lip has been ringed longer than wide with the edge a narrow, sharply separated white edge. At the end of flowering zijrandjes to the roles. Sepals mucronate teeth and come to the end of the pipe crown. The flowers appear in whorls.

The fruit is a brown, four-part split fruit.

The plant is found in fairly moist to wet, nitrogen-rich soil in woods, bushes, ditches and sometimes farmland.


Names in other languages:

German: Zweispaltiger Hohlzahn

English: Bifid Hemp-nettle

French: Galeopsis bifide



Source: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gespleten_hennepnetel


See also: Sending Flowers, Online Florist

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