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| DESCRIPTION:
Henbit is a winter annual weed with square stems and opposite leaves.
Seedling leaves are small and oblong, with entire margins. The
first
true leaves are rounded and coarsely toothed with visible netted
veins. On mature plants, lower leaves are attached to leaves
by short stalks (petioles), while upper
leaves are sessile (lacking a petiole) and encircle the stem. Slender,
tubular, 2-lipped flowers, 1/2 to 3/4 inch (13 - 19 mm) long,
are in whorls between the stem and the upper leaves. Flowers
have
a
reddish
or purplish color. Plants produce triangular seeds.
Broadleaf ID illustration.
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