Lamium amplexicaule
Common name
henbit
Family
Lamiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
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LAMAMP
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Year naturalised
1880
Origin
Eurasia, N. Africa
Etymology
amplexicaule: From the Latin amplexus ‘clasped’ and caulis ‘stem’ or ‘stalk’, meaning stem-clasping