Lamium purpureum
Lamiaceae
Purple Dead-Nettle
Decumbent to erect, hairy to smooth. Square stems are branched from base. Leaves opposite, middle and upper with short petioles, round to egg-shaped, with heart-shaped base, toothed. Flowers under leaves, upper lip hood-shaped, lower lip with 3 small lobes. Pink to purple, often with spots. Grows in disturbed soils, meadows, gardens, at low elevations.
- Rarity: Locally Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: 5 lobes, 2 lips (mint)
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 4–12 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Disturbed, Meadow
- Found In: Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, West Gorge
- Native: No
- Also Known As: Red Henbit
