Amplexicaul

amplexicaul
Clasping the stem.
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Amplexicaul Encircling the stem.
Anatomy The internal structure of plant.
Anchor root A large root that holds a plant in a physical soil mass.

lamium amplexicaule
Henbit. Another plant entirely edible raw. It's a Lamium, a very mild mint. Like chickweed, it has a sweet, grassy flavor - pluck off the tops to avoid the stems.

Henbit: Lamium amplexicaule
Henbit is a winter annual occasionally found in lawns in early spring.

For warmer climates, a new species that was discovered recently in Vietnam is Camellia amplexicaulis. It has magnificent huge glossy green leaves and superb crimson new growth.

Crimson spikes emerge like tiny tails from still-green foliage in fall with Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail'.

(Chenopodium album), burdock (Arctium minus), pokeweed (Phytolacca americana), butter print (Abutilon theophrasti), Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota), annual bluegrass (Poa annua), bentgrasses (Agrostis species), Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), ...

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