"Naturalized from Europe; Newfoundland and southeastern Labrador, south to New Brunswick and west to Minnesota and southward becoming more common" (Reed, 1964).
As is typical of the Mint Family, Henbit has square stems, opposite leaves, and five-petaled flowers. It is low-growing and can easily be confused with two other low-growing mints, Purple Deadnettle and Ground Ivy. Henbit's leaves have no petioles (stalks), and each pair of leaves encircles the stem. The leaves have crenate to shallowly lobed margins. In contrast, Purple Dead-nettle leaves have petioles and are deltoid (triangular) in shape, with serrate margins, and the upper leaves are purplish. Ground Ivy leaves have long petioles and are kidney-shaped to round, with crenate margins.
This common, low-growing species can be found along roadsides and in yards, fields, and disturbed soil throughout Maryland.
There are 889 records in the project database.
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