Henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)

Also Known As: Common dead nettle
Plant Family: Mint (Lamiaceae)

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Did you Know? “Dead nettle” refers to these plants looking similar to nettles but not having any sting hairs. Deadnettles are native to Europe. Despite its weedy and invasive nature, henbit deadnettle provides valuable erosion control in many cropland fields especially in the southern U.S. Henbit deadnettle is a member of the mint family, however, it does not have a strong or distinctive odor common among most members of the mint family.

Identification Hints: The square stem (like all plants in the mint family) is an excellent way to differentiate henbit deadnettle from Persian speedwell when neither plant is in flower (speedwell also tends to be much smaller and is in moist habitats). The red dead nettle (Lamium purpureum) has smaller flowers (not extending above the leaves) and reddish upper leaves. Henbit deadnettle is sometimes confused with Creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea), another weedy member of the mint family that has flowers that are more blue-purple.

Phenological Observations of Interest: First Flower, End of Flowering, First Ripe Fruit, All Leaves Withered

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2009 Live Map for Henbit deadnettle

Below you can view the latest 100 observations that have been reported in 2009 for Henbit deadnettle (If the map below is empty then there have not been any 2009 observations reported.)

Use the navigation buttons on the left to zoom in/out and pan around. Click on each place marker to get detail information about that observation.

= First Flower
= End of Flowering
= First Ripe Fruit
= All Leaves Withered

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