Calflora Taxon Report
Lamium amplexicaule L.
Giraffe head, Henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule is an annual herb that is not native to California.

Alternate Names and Sources:
Lamium amplexicaule var. albumPLANTS
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Accepted by: JEPS + PLANTS + POWO
Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot

disturbed
weed, characteristic of disturbed places

[Wikipedia] Taxonomy, Native Range, Spread Worldwide: Lamium amplexicaule was described and named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753.[1] Henbit dead-nettle is native most of Europe, Asia and North Africa, and has since been spread around the world by human activity.[3] (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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