Purple Deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) is another early bloomer along the GAP. If you see low-lying splashes of pinkish‑purple along the trail in late March and early April it is probably Purple Deadnettle. A native of Eurasia, it is now widely distributed in North America and thrives along roadsides, field margins, trail edges, and other disturbed sites, including the margins of the GAP, where it is very common and can appear as thick carpets.

Early Purple Deadnettle. 03.28.26

A dense, carpet-like colony of Purple Deadnettle bordering the GAP