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Marrubium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Marrubium vulgare Linnaeus. Common name: White Horehound. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Fencerows, disturbed places, formerly widely planted and escaped, now declining in abundance. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Other Comments: Used for cough-syrups in folk medicine.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Meso4.2, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WV. Basionym: Marrubium vulgare L. 1753

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Marrubium vulgare© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷

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native range: Europe & northern Africa to Asia



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