Lamium amplexicaule L.
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EOL Text
Roadsides, forest margins, marshes, sometimes weed in fields; 0-4000 m.
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Herbs annual or biennial. Stems to 30 cm, much branched at base, ascending, subglabrous. Upper leaves sessile; petiole of basal leaves at least as long as blade; leaf blade circular to reniform, 1-2 × 0.7-1.5 cm, sparsely strigose, base truncate to broadly truncate-cuneate, semi-clasping, margin deeply crenate to almost palmately lobed, apex rounded. Verticillasters 6-10-flowered; bracts ca. 4 × 0.3 mm, ciliate. Calyx tubular-campanulate, 4-5 × 1.7-2 mm, densely villous, glabrous except for white villous apically inside; teeth lanceolate-subulate, 1.5-2 mm, margin ciliate. Corolla purple-red or reddish, ca. 1.7 cm, puberulent; tube ca. 1.3 cm, throat ca. 3 mm wide, annulus absent; upper lip densely purple-red pubescent on outside, straight, oblong, ca. 4 mm, apex slightly curved; lower lip slightly longer; middle lobe obcordate, 2-lobulate. Filaments glabrous; anthers hirsute. Nutlets grayish yellow, obovoid, triquetrous, constricted at base, ca. 2 × 1 mm, white tuberculate. Fl. Mar-May, fr. Jul-Aug.
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Lamium amplexicaule (Henbit) introduced
(the butterfly sucks nectar; this observation is from Fothergill & Vaughn; information is limited)
Butterflies
Pieridae: Colias eurytheme sn (FV)
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Henbit, dead-nettle
The nectar and pollen of the early blooming flowers attract long-tongued bees primarily, including honeybees and bumblebees. The foliage is eaten by voles and box turtles, while rabbits rarely bother it.
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Foodplant / parasite
Neoerysiphe galeopsidis parasitises live Lamium amplexicaule
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / parasite
sporangium of Peronospora lamii parasitises live Lamium amplexicaule
Other: unusual host/prey
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 10
Specimens with Barcodes: 11
Species With Barcodes: 1
Henbit is fairly common in most areas of Illinois, except the NW, where it is uncommon or absent. This plant is native to Eurasia and Africa. Habitats include fields, pastures, gardens, nursery plots, edges of yards, lawns, waste areas, and areas along buildings. There is a strong preference for disturbed areas. Henbit can spread aggressively.
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Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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