Possibly American Bugleweed (Lycopus americanus). See the link below.
hortster

Here is a link that might be useful:

Thank you horster..no i do not think it is bugleweed.

when you look at it from above, the leaves seem to all grow from a whorl in the top..

i made a mental note of how it looks on the stem..
( which of course, i have mostly forgotten. )
there are no flowers yet at the base of the leaves.

i think i do remember seeing little buds.

hmm.. to tell the truth, i do not know WHAT the doggone thing is.. and i do not usually ask a question at gardenweb unless i do a LOT of looking on my own through weed books, and etc etc online..

i just could not locate it.

i may just give up ..

thank you for your kind response, however.

alice

You have my gardener's (and Gardenweb's) curiousity. Any hope of a digital picture? Always a way to zero in...
thanks, hortster

unfortunately,i do not have a digital camera..(sigh),or i probably would have tried to post a photo.. all i have is an ancient polaroid camera..which will not do the trick.At least not here.

if i find out what it is, i will complete the thread by telling y'all

thanks again,
alice

A polaroid picture may be scanned into your computer and stored for free at photobucket.com to post.

Perhaps an Urtica of some type.

Here is a link that might be useful:

thanks , Carol.. i think Urtica is in the nettle group, correct? This plant does not sting, and the teeth are not quite so toothed.. but thank you so much for posting and helping..
doggone..i just cannot figure it out.. but you know, it really does not matter..
From what i can ascertain, it is not particularly edible, nor medicinal..so OUT IT GOES.

thanks again to all.
alice