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| 17th Sept 2009, Crop Field, Rufford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| A very stunted specimen in natural habitat. |
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| 17th Sept 2009, Crop Field, Rufford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Flowers stand upright on longish pillars. Leaves nettle-shaped. |
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| 17th Sept 2009, Crop Field, Rufford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Pentangular spiked receptacles near top where the flowers are supposed to emerge. |
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| 17th Sept 2009, Crop Field, Rufford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Flowers two-lipped. lower lip splits into three; two 'arms' and a lip. Flowers coloured yellow and white with the lower lip splashed with purple. Leaves toothed with short hairs. |
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| 17th Sept 2009, Crop Field, Rufford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Upper petal is hairy on upper surface. Four long stamens with greyish pollen crouch underneath the upper lip. |
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| 17th Sept 2009, Crop Field, Rufford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Like a ghostly alien, the side lips hang like arms, lower sleeves white. The lower middle lip of the 'tunic' has a large purple splurge on the lower part which looks like a housewives' apron, and purple markings on a yellow background in the upper half. A roll-over collar completes the attire. The hair on the head and the four eyes give him away as an alien however. The two roll-over collars at the junctions between the lower lips identifies Hemp-Nettles from Dead-Nettles. |
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| 17th Sept 2009, Crop Field, Rufford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| The stems, hairy on all four sides, have a tendency to redden' |
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| 17th Sept 2009, Crop Field, Rufford, Lancs. | Photo: © RWD |
| Nettle-like leaves. |
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Some similarities to : ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
 Galeopsis |
