Galeopsis speciosa, Galeopsis versicolor, SE: Hampdån,
DE: Bunter Hohlzahn, NL: Dauwnetel, UK: Large-flowered Hemp-Nettle

Scientific name:		Galeopsis speciosa Mill.
Synonym name:		Galeopsis versicolor Curtis
Swedish name:		Hampdån
German name:		Bunter Hohlzahn
Nederlandse naam:		Dauwnetel
English name:		Large-flowered Hemp-Nettle
Plant Family:		Lamiaceae, Mint family, Kransblommiga växter

Life form:		Annual herbaceous plant
Stems:		Erect, up to 1m high, ramified, 4-angular, the angles setose, glandular, downy
Leaves:		Opposite, entire, dentate
Flowers:		Corolla 2-3.5 cm long; its tube is 3-4 times longer than tube of calyx, with haired, pale-yellow, rather wide upper labia and dark-purple or lilac 3-lobed lower labia having two hollow horn-like projections and yellow spot at fauces
Flowering Period:		July-August
Fruits:		A four-parted schizocarp. Mericarp oval, flattened, brown.
Habitat:		woods, thickets, farmland and settlements

Derivation of the botanical name: Galeopsis, from a Latin name used by Pliny for some nettle-like plant. speciosa, specios, "beautiful, good looking", showy. The standard author abbreviation Mill. is used to indicate Philip Miller (1691 – 1771), a Scottish botanist. The standard author abbreviation Curtis is used to indicate William Curtis (1746 – 1799), an English botanist and entomologist. Pliny the Elder (23-79CE), Natural History, book XXVII:LVII: "Galeopsis, called by some galeobdolon or galion, has stem and leaves like those of the nettle, but smoother, and giving off when beaten up an offensive smell."