Purple Henbit
Another example of a plant with a million confusing names:Red Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Red Henbit, Purple Henbit. So its not the dead nettle we are familiar with that grows in my garden, stinks! & looks like nettle. This one is shorter & has the red & green leaves.
Latin name is :
Lamium purpureum
Use fresh & eat the new leaves or add to your spring infusion. It is good for kidneys, a bit laxative, a tonic, styptic, diaphoretic, tonic, full of iron, antioxidants, vitamins.
Another good spring green !
