Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lamium amplexicaule var. amplexicaule
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lamium amplexicaule
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-19-001:
Lamium amplexicaule FAMILY Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lamium amplexicaule
COMMON NAME:
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
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Gill Newberry gn03_l_amplexicaule_flowe
March
Corolla 2-lipped: upper hoodlike, lower spotted and with 2 lateral lobes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Gill Newberry gn03_lamium_amplex
March
Whorls of flowers subtended by sessile, horizontal leaves, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow jkm0403a_16
March Greenville County SC
Leaves nearly round, upper ones sessile & almost clasping, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lamium amplexicaule var. amplexicaule
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lamium amplexicaule
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-19-001:
Lamium amplexicaule
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lamium amplexicaule
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