Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_3144.JPG-07-26-2024
Flower name (scientific): Galeopsis bifida Boenninghausen PY: 1824. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) gal-ee-OP-sis BY-fid-ah (or BIF-id-ah)
Flower name (common): Common Hemp-nettle
Family name (common): Mint
Family name (scientific): Lamiaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: From Greek gale meaning weasel and opsis meaning like or looking like or appearance of, hence, looking like a weasel, for the supposed resemblance of the flower to a weasel's head.
    Specific epithet: Cleft into two parts.
Common name origin:
Flower description:
     Size: 0.4 to 0.6 inches (10 to 15 mm) long
     Petal count: 4 (lobes). Upper lip one-lobed, lower lip three-lobed.
     Color: pink
     Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-spherical
Plant description:
     Size: 6 to 36 inches (15 to 91 cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to broadly elliptic
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): June to September
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual
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Similar species (if any): Galeopsis tetrahit is a very similar with overlaping characteristics. The flowers of G. bifida are typically 13 to 15 mm long and the middle lobe of the lower lip is emarginate (having a shallow notch at the tip), whereas the flowers of G. tetrahit are usually 15 to 23 mm long, with the middle lobe of the lower lip nearly square and not emarginate.
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Latitude: 44.794775
Longitude: -91.499813
Altitude: 275.00
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Clark, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Iowa, Jackson, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Menominee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Rock, Rusk, Sawyer, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, Walworth, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AK, CO, CT, ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SD, VA, VT, WI, WV)
In Canada: (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, PE, SK, YT)
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Autonym: na