Henbit Deadnettle🌿
Lamium amplexicaule
ホトケノザ
A winter annual that forms dense colonies in fields and along roadsides in spring. Bears reddish-purple labiate (two-lipped) flowers. The Japanese name 'hotoke-no-za' (Buddha's seat) refers to the whorled leaves that resemble a lotus pedestal. Note: the 'hotokenoza' of the seven spring herbs refers to Lapsanastrum apogonoides, a different species.
Identification Points
- ✓Fan-shaped opposite leaves that clasp the stem
- ✓Reddish-purple two-lipped (labiate) flowers
- ✓Square stem cross-section (characteristic of Lamiaceae)
- ✓Forms colonies in fields and along roadsides in spring
Habitat
Fields, roadsides, vacant lots
Season
March to June (flowers)
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf shape
Ovate
Growth form
Herb
Petal count
5 petals
Petal fusion
Fused
Flower color
Purple
Flowering season
Spring
Habitat
Cultivated
Stipules
Absent
Ovary position
Superior
Compound type
Pinnate
Phylogenetic Positionシソ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Lamiales > Lamiaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
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