Scientific Name:  Lamium amplexicaule L. Common Name:  Henbit
Scientific Family:   Affiliation:  TCE, TAES, And TTU
Local Names:   Common Family Name:  Mint
Life Cycle:  Annual >> Winter Leaf Arrangement:  Opposite
Stem Characteristic:  Prostrate Stem Type:  Square
Leaf Structure:  Simple Petiole:  Yes
Leaf Margins:  Toothed Leaf Shape:  Round
Leaf Hairs:  Yes Flower Color:  Pink To Purple
Growth Stage:  Flowering Environment:  Water Ways, Roadsides, Lawns, Gardens
Other:  Spreading or weakly erect, square stems, much branched at the base. Lower leaves are coarsely toothed and have long petioles. Upper leaves clasp the stem. Flowers are pink to purple and borne in axils of upper leaves.