Henbit is typically a winter annual that usually germinates in early fall. It also germinates to a certain extent in early spring . Henbit, a member of the mint family, has a typical square stem. The leaves are rounded , coarse-toothed , hairy , deeply veined, and grow opposite each other on the main branches. The flowers are trumpet-shaped and pale purple .
Henbit is primarily an upright grower but can root and vine from nodes .
In warm-season turfs, henbit can be a particular early season problem . Wild mustard is a winter annual common in the warm, humid region and occasionally found in cool, humid zones. Its leaves are narrow and decrease in size toward the tip of the stem. They are alternate and irregularly lobed. The flowers of wild mustard are conspicuous, with four yellow petals, that appear in clusters at the ends of the branches.