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DESCRIPTION:
Henbit is a winter annual broadleaf weed with square stems and opposite leaves.
Cotyledons (seed leaves) have hairy stalks and are smooth, oval to nearly round, with a round to sharply
lobed base and a truncate to slightly indented tip. The first and subsequent leaves are somewhat hairy, on
hairy stalks, and are broadly oval with a lobed base, depressed veins, and rounded margin teeth. On mature
plants, lower leaves are attached to leaves by short stalks are stalkless, while upper
leaves are are stalkless and encircle the stem. Slender,
tubular, two-lipped flowers, 1/2 to 3/4 inch (13 - 19 mm) long,
are arranged 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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