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Henbit dead-nettle
Lamium amplexicaule
Importance
Common in arable land and elsewhere.
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1. Round spade-like cotyledons with backward directed lobes at the base of leaf and dark green indented margins.
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2. Differs from red dead-nettle as it has brighter green, glossier and rounder leaves.
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3. Small, purple flowers most intensely coloured in the bud. © FLPA
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