Marrubium

Marrubium (horehound or hoarhound) is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe and Asia.


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Marrubium vulgare (White Horehound or Common Horehound) is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, northern Africa and Asia.
It is a greyish-leaved herbaceous perennial plant, somewhat resembling mint in appearance, which grows to 25-45 cm tall. The leaves are 2-5 cm long with a densely crinkled surface, and downy-hairy. The flowers are white, borne in clusters on the upper part of the main stem. Like other members of Lamiaceae, horehound has a square stem.
White Horehound was traditionally used in the manufacture of cough remedies and hard candy.
Marrubium vulgare is also used as a natural grasshopper repellant in agriculture.

Marrubium alysson

Marrubium velutinum

Marrubium cylleneum

Marrubium leonuroides

Marrubium alternidens

Marrubium incanum

Marrubium kotschyi

Marrubium rotundifolia

Marrubium supinum

Marrubium thessalum

Marrubium libanoticum

Marrubium peregrinum

Marrubium friwaldskyanum

Marrubium pestalozzae

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