Pinkish-red flowers in Missouri fields

rossow (mn) · Mar 12, 2022

I guess tractors are used on those fields, so maybe OK to ask here: What are the low-growing pinkish-red flowering plants at this time of year in western Missouri? The color of red clover, but definitely not red clover. They cover large areas of tilled ground. I'm heading for Tulsa at the end of the month and will see these plants again; every few years I have to ask again what they are. I need a notebook or tattoo to help me remember.

BTfromBG · Mar 12, 2022

The locals probably call them red weeds. LOL.

Bob Bancroft · Mar 12, 2022

Are they tiny? Scarlet Pimpernel, a type of chickweed?

Bob N.Y. · Mar 12, 2022

Knapweed?

Tree-Farmer · Mar 12, 2022

Is this what you mean?

funky_g00 · Mar 12, 2022

henbit and creeping charlie is what we have around here (SE nebraska).

560Dennis · Mar 12, 2022

Interesting ,looks to be zero variation . So that tell me to look at what the hefty brothers would say on (weed of the week !)

aFORDable · Mar 12, 2022

In W. Ky. we call them hen bit but I don't know the official name.

560Dennis · Mar 12, 2022

Johnny jump up

Mark-Ia · Mar 12, 2022

Looks like HenBit to me.

Deere Mark · Mar 12, 2022

Around here (SE PA) there are fields of purple deadnettle in the early Spring.
Purple deadnettle and henbit: Two common garden (or field) spring weeds. Both are Winter annuals and both have pink or purple flowers.

Bill(Wis) · Mar 12, 2022

Looks like good ground cover. And it's free. I try to get my dandelions to do the same thing.

MARK ROBKE · Mar 12, 2022

That definitely is hen bit, a kind of nasty weed that likes to grow in late winter. Mark.

560Dennis · Mar 12, 2022

Good call guys henbit
Link to university of Missouri
https://weedid.missouri.edu/weedinfo.cfm?weed_id=152

Weldon K · Mar 12, 2022

One or the other ( or both) of these two

rossow (mn) · Mar 13, 2022

Yes, that's exactly it. I come from south-central Minnesota by way of north-central Iowa so am not familiar with that plant. It's pretty to look at but looks pretty invasive. Thanks for the photo.

rossow (mn) · Mar 13, 2022

Thanks, everyone, for the photos, descriptions and suggestions. Henbit seems to be the weed of choice. I'll have to keep repeating henbit, henbit, henbit so I don't have to ask again in a year or two or three. Of course, by then all I'll remember is it has something to do with some sort of fowl -- maybe chickweed? or chicken grass? or goose grass? or duck weed? or ....?

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