Hemp Nettle (Hempnettle)

• Common Name: Hemp Nettle (Hempnettle)
• Latin Name: Galeopsis tetrahit; Galeopsis bifida
• Family Name: Lamiaceae/Labiatae

Hemp Nettle is TOXIC and can cause paralysis so should not be fed to tortoises.  This summer-flowering plant has square stems (like other members of this family) and blooms that are either purple, pink or white.  A distinguishing feature is usually a yellow centre in the throat of the flower (although cross-pollination often results in many variations of flower colour and occasionally no yellow centre is present).

See Deadnettle, Henbit, Hedge Woundwort and Nettle (Stinging).