Among these common invaders, a few weeds like henbit (Lamium amplexicaule), purple dead nettle, (Lamium purpureum), and ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) can be particularly troublesome, especially ...

Goetze: Two widespread plants in our area are sometimes considered weeds, but regardless, they are attractive additions to the flora.

Since these two are either popping up or about to pop up, let’s talk about henbit and dandelion. Henbit is technically called Lamium amplexicaule — kind of a fancy name for something most ...

Red dead-nettle tends to sprawl rather than grow upright. However, staggerweed has a much hairier stem than the other two, and the leaves of staggerweed and henbit near the ends of the stems are more ...