Lamiaceae FAMILY

Galeopsis tetrahit

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is poisonous, causing paralysis[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Galeopsis tetrahit is an annual plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Iceland and Russia to Spain and Macedonia.

HabitatArable land, sometimes in woods, fens and wet heaths[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].