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: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: 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 Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: 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. Ethnobotany: 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) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na