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Galeopsis

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Galeopsis is a genus of annual herbaceous plants native to Europe and Asia. Members of this genus often have common names ending in hemp-nettle or hempnettle. Some species are naturalized in North America and New Zealand.

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Galeopsis is a taxon that appears in two distinct biological classifications. In the plant kingdom, it is a genus within the family Lamiaceae. In the animal kingdom, it is a marine genus of bryozoans in the family Celleporidae, order Cheilostomatida, and class Gymnolaemata. The bryozoan genus was described by Jullien in 1903 and holds an accepted status.

Records for the plant genus Galeopsis are held by institutions including NY, NHMUK, OSU, SBMNH, and UAM. These records originate from the United States, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Norway, and France. The associated data includes 537 records and 431 media items. The name Galeopsis is referenced by 30 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

Genus

  1. PhylumBryozoa
  2. ClassGymnolaemata
  3. OrderCheilostomatida
  4. FamilyCelleporidae
Habitatmarine

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Specimen records
537
With media
431
Family
Lamiaceae
Collections
NY, NHMUK, OSU, SBMNH, UAM
Recorded in
United States, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Norway, France, Netherlands, Mexico, Austria

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Encyclopedic overview

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Galeopsis is a genus of annual herbaceous plants native to Europe and Asia. Members of this genus often have common names ending in hemp-nettle or hempnettle. Some species are naturalized in North America and New Zealand.

The plants are poisonous. Several species are widespread weeds and some are used as medicinal herbs.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Galeopsis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.