Henbit
Henbit is a weed that sprouts pink or purple flowers in the spring, and it's common on many lawns.
Henbit Dead-nettle
Lamium amplexicaule L.
Family: Lamiaceae, Mint
Genus: Lamium ...
Henbit is one of the most common lawn weeds, and it also invades disturbed sites in the vegetable garden and flower border. Its purple, two-lipped tubular flowers are one of the first things to show color in early spring.
Lamiaceae / Mint Dead Nettle and Henbit (Lamium )
Plant Type: This is a non-native herbaceous plant, it is a annual which can reach 30cm in height (12inches).
Leaves: The leaf arrangement is opposite. Each leaf is toothed or lobed.
The HENBIT DEAD-NETTLE (Lamium amplexicaule, Linn.), a small annual, fairly common on cultivated and waste ground, is not unlike the Purple Dead-Nettle, but somewhat lighter and more graceful.
Spotted Henbit [English]: Lamium maculatum
Spotted Henbit [English]: Lamium maculatum 'Pink Nancy'
Spotted Herring [English]: Hura poliandra
Spotted Hideseed [English]: Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia ...
henbit Lamium amplexicaule
Henry's crabgrass Digitaria ciliaris
herb Robert, red robin Geranium robertianum
herbaceous glorytree Tibouchina herbacea
hierba del soldado Melochia umbellata
hilograss Paspalum conjugatum ...
Weed Control: Apply broadleaf herbicides as necessary for control of chickweed, henbit, and others. Centipedegrass is sensitive to certain herbicides, such as 2,4-D, so follow label directions for reducing rates and use with caution.
For the control of chickweed, henbit and others apply a broadleaf herbicide labeled for St. Augustine grass. Always follow the label directions carefully on rates and always use with caution.
Tips On Calculating Fertilizer & Irrigation ...
For more information about Lamium, note my May 1986 weed of the month article Red Dead-Nettle and my February 1994 weed of the month article Henbit Dead-Nettle.
Lamium Galeobdolon scan by ALJ
Home Wild Plants of Greater Seattle ...
Notes: Different species and varieties will spread faster than others. The ornamental Lamiums are related to the invasive weed Henbit, so be warned. However in the right spot, Lamium makes a welcome carpet.
Pearlwort, Heath Rush, Heath Sedge, Heath Speedwell, Heath Spotted Orchid, Heath Wood-rush, Heather, Hedge Bedstraw, Hedge Bindweed, Hedge Mustard, Hedge Woundwort, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Hemlock, Hemlock Water Dropwort, Hemp Agrimony, Henbane, Henbit ...
 See also: May, Green, Grass, Nettle, Chickweed
  
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