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Flower:Dead Nettle, Red
Family:Mint
Genus / Species:Lamium purpureum
Notes:Dead Nettles are "dead" in the sense that they don't sting when touched. Also known as Red Henbit, which comes from hens nibbling at the leaves.
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Salem Audubon Nature Reserve - - - March 26, 2014

Guide:Northwest Weeds by Taylor / Pacific States Wildflowers by Niehaus & Ripper / Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Polar & Mackinnon