Flower ID: IMG_0432.JPG-05-15-2022 Flower name (scientific): Lamium amplexicaule Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) LAY-mee-um (or LA-me-um) am-pleks-ih-KAW-lee Flower name (common): Henbit Family name (common): Mint Family name (scientific): Lamiaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Ancient Latin name for the mints. A differing suggestion is that it derives from the Greek laimos, meaning throat, which refers to the flowers supposedly having a throat-like appearance. Specific epithet: From amplexus meaning clasping and caulis meaning stem, hence stem-clasping. Refers to the leaves clasping the stem. Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 0.7 inches (1.3 to 1.8 cm) Petal count: 2 Color: pink or purple Other: flower arrangement, Whorl Plant description: Size: 4 to 14 inches (10 to 36 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, orbicular, crenate, and may or may not be palmately lobed (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Disturbed areas, waste areas, roadsides, fields, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.795013 Longitude: -91.503288 Altitude: 280.40 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Brown, Dane, Dodge, Door, Eau Claire, Jefferson, Kenosha, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Outagamie, Portage, Racine, Richland, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Lamium amplexicaule subsp. amplexicaule (The other infraspecifics are Lamium amplexicaule var. aleppicum (Boissier & Haussknecht) Bornmüller, Lamium amplexicaule var. bornmuelleri Mennema, Lamium amplexicaule var. incisum Boissier, Lamium amplexicaule subsp. mauritanicum (Gandoger ex Battandier) Maire, Lamium amplexicaule var. orientale (Paczoski) Mennema. None of these infraspecifics have been recorded from North America.) Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed