Photographs of various stages in the growth of this annual plant, with its description and identifying characteristics. ... However, purple deadnettle has upper leaves that are triangular, occur on petioles, and are distinctly red- or purple-tinted, unlike the upper leaves of henbit.
www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/lamam.htm
Henbit, a member of the mint family, is an upright winter annual that blooms in the spring. The leaves are rounded on the end with rounded toothed edges that grow opposite one another on square stems Upper leaves lack petioles.
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Identification and control of henbit ... Henbit is a winter annual occasionally found in lawns in early spring. ... Henbit flowers Henbit foliage Henbit taproot...
www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Weed/henbit.htm www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/Weed/henbit.htm
Tired of henbit taking a bite out of your yard? This wily weed may seem tough, but you can bite back by following one of these strategies to help get rid of the growing nuisance. ... You can find henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) just about anywhere – the bothersome purple patches dot lawns and roadsides throughout the US.
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Lamium amplexicaule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lamium amplexicaule ( Henbit Deadnettle , Greater Henbit ) is a species of Lamium native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. It is a low-growing annual plant growing to 10-25 cm tall...
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A PLANTS profile of Lamium amplexicaule (henbit deadnettle) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Lamium amplexicaule L. henbit deadnettle; ... Arizona abstracts & image of henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)
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Photos and descriptions of Henbit ... DESCRIPTION: Henbit is a winter annual broadleaf weed with square stems and opposite leaves. Cotyledons (seed leaves) have hairy stalks and are smooth, oval to nearly round, with a round to sharply lobed base and a truncate to slightly indented tip.
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/WEEDS/henbit.html www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/WEEDS/henbit.html
The 1/2 to 1 inch long leaves of henbit are opposite, dark green and pubescent above and lighter below. The lower leaves have petioles and the upper leaves are borne directly on the stem. The leaves are ovate to circular have palmate venation.
www.turf.uiuc.edu/weed_web/descriptions/henbit.htm www.turf.uiuc.edu/weed_web/descriptions/henbit.htm
Henbit is a winter annual while ground ivy or creeping charlie is a perennial. We need to tell them apart because ground ivy is a very invasive, hard to control weed, while henbit is considered a rather nonaggressive plant.
www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1992/4-29-1992/ivy.htm... www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1992/4-29-1992/ivy.html
The other henbit is Lamium amplexicaule with a species name describing its green leaves that "clasp the stem." This henbit is also known as, "Giraffe head." With a little stretch of the imagination, the fully mature flowers can be said to look like liliputian purple giraffe heads!
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