help with plant id

this is growing along my fence line pretty prolifically i thought it may be a mint from the way it is spreading and the leaves??.... maybe
Any ideas?

Looks like henbit. When I was a kid we'd eat the tiny bit of nectar at the end of each flower.

I would say dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum), a close relative of henbit.

looks like dead nettle, or as some call it, lunch


http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/30/urban-forager-dead-nettle-where-is-thy-sting/

thnx it does appear to be dead nettle. i have quite a bit coming in any suggestions on usage?

Looks like ground ivy; aka, gill-over-the-ground. The leaves, dried of fresh, make a fine herbal tea.

I cast my vote for Dead Nettle. You can eat it, but in my opinion it tastes like dirt. I'm sorry. I mean, it has an "earthy" flavor to it. A member of the mint family. It's all over my yard, but I don't do anything with it. I just like to watch them shoot up in the springtime. Shallow roots don't really compete with anything.