happy spring! in my quest to turn my backyard into an edible meadow, I identified #henbit and now I'm slightly obsessed 😂
so far:
henbit in my breakfast skillet
henbit bisque
henbit & oregano pizza
henbit aloo curry
mushroom henbit gnocci in a brown butter sour cream sauce
eggs henbit spam eggs and spam
How to Forage and Use Henbit
Henbit is a delicate edible plant that is commonly referred to as a weed, as are most wild edible plants and herbs. One of around 50 plants found within in the Lamium species family, common henbit, also known as Lamium amplexicaule, is one of them.
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Henbit is a branching, soft, weedy plant with square stems, lacking a pleasant scent, notably blooming in early spring. It blooms February–November. Flowers are small, bright lavender with red spots, with the tubular, lipped configuration typical of the mint family, in terminal clusters, subtended by sessile (stalkless) leaves. Except for the leaves right beneath the flower clusters, all leaves are rounded, scalloped, and close to the ground. Similar species: Dead nettle (L. purpureum) has a distinctive, 4-sided, pagoda-like or pyramidal leaf arrangement. Its heart-shaped leaves become larger and have longer stems the lower they are on the stalk. Also, it starts blooming in April, slightly later than henbit does.
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