Lamium purpureum

Henbit

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Henbit is a naturalized perennial found in the northern and central California coast bioregions in disturbed sites and meadows at elevations below 1,900 meters. Flowering from February to July, this plant produces pink-purple flowers 8 to 16 millimeters long with a corolla tube partially concealed by bracts. Growing with stems 10 to 60 centimeters tall, it spreads in low, branching clusters. Its leaves are ovate-round, 1 to 3 centimeters long, with a heart-shaped or truncate base, scalloped edges, and a blunt tip. In disturbed areas, this introduced plant quickly establishes itself in open, sunny locations.

Habitat: Uncommon. Disturbed sites, meadows

Bloom period: Feb-Jul

Elevation: < 1900 m

Bioregions: NCo, CCo

California counties: Butte, Napa, El Dorado, Placer, San Diego, Sonoma, Contra Costa, Merced, Humboldt, Tehama, San Luis Obispo, Mendocino, Trinity, Del Norte, San Mateo, Alameda, Shasta, Santa Cruz

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.