Lamium amplexicaule

Common Name: 
henbit
Scientific Name: 
Lamium amplexicaule L.
Family Name: 
Lamiaceae (Labiatae) - Mint Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced winter annual, reproducing by seed
Stems
sprawling with tips ascending, square, frequently purple-tinged, root at the lower nodes, fine downward-pointing hairs
Stems of Henbit
Stems of Henbit
Stems of Henbit
Leaves
opposite, circular to heart-shaped, rounded-toothed, lower petioled, upper sessile, minutely haired above, veins below minutely haired
Leaves of Henbit
Flowers
reddish-pink to purplish, two-lipped, tubular; axillary cluster above
Flowers of Henbit
Flowers of Henbit
Flowers of Henbit