| 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. | | Photo: | 
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 |
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