Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British Columbia

Hemp-Nettle
(Galeopsis tetrahit)


  • annual with square stems growing 0.3 to 0.5 metres in height; stems are swollen below leaf joints and are covered in bristly hairs;

  • white, pink or purple flowers are grouped in clusters in axils of the upper leaves
Seedling
Hairy, square stems swollen below leaf joint

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