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PLANTS

Spotted henbit

Lamium maculatum

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennialavril to octobre
Spotted henbit, photo 1 of 5
Spotted henbit, In flower
Spotted henbit, In fruit

Perennial herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in forests and in thickets. Flowers from April to October.

There are 149 observations of Spotted henbit in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Estrie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from October to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal55
  2. Estrie17
  3. Capitale-Nationale16
  4. Montérégie12
  5. Laurentides9
  6. Outaouais8
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  9. Laval5
  10. Lanaudière5
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  12. Centre-du-Québec2
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  15. Mauricie1
  16. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Purple deadnettleLamium purpureum
Yellow archangelLamium galeobdolon
White deadnettleLamium album
HenbitLamium amplexicaule
Annual honestyLunaria annua
TOXIC
Gill-over-the-groundGlechoma hederacea
Cut-leaved dead-nettleLamium hybridum
Brittlestem hempnettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Stinging nettleUrtica dioica
Common balmMelissa officinalis
Pink turtleheadChelone lyonii
Common selfhealPrunella vulgaris