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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]].
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It is a greyish-leaved [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]], somewhat resembling [[Mentha|mint]] in appearance, which grows to 25-45 cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are 2-5 cm long with a densely crinkled surface, and downy-hairy. The [[flower]]s are white, borne in clusters on the upper part of the main stem. Like other members of [[Lamiaceae]], horehound has a square stem.
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'''Marrubium vulgare''' is also used as a natural [[grasshopper]] repellant in agriculture.
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Marrubium vulgare, Linn. Common Horehound. Height 1-3 ft.: sts. ascending, woolly or tomentose: lvs. ovate to round-ovate, stalked: calyx with 10 recurved teeth, the alternate ones shorter: fls. whitish. Summer.— Now found as an escape from gardens in waste places of nearly every country of the world. Horehound is used in large quantities for confections and medicines for coughs and colds.
 
Marrubium vulgare, Linn. Common Horehound. Height 1-3 ft.: sts. ascending, woolly or tomentose: lvs. ovate to round-ovate, stalked: calyx with 10 recurved teeth, the alternate ones shorter: fls. whitish. Summer.— Now found as an escape from gardens in waste places of nearly every country of the world. Horehound is used in large quantities for confections and medicines for coughs and colds.
 
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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]].
 
  
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It is a greyish-leaved [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]], somewhat resembling [[Mentha|mint]] in appearance, which grows to 25-45 cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are 2-5 cm long with a densely crinkled surface, and downy-hairy. The [[flower]]s are white, borne in clusters on the upper part of the main stem. Like other members of [[Lamiaceae]], horehound has a square stem.
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White Horehound was traditionally used in the manufacture of cough remedies and hard candy.
 
  
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'''Marrubium vulgare''' is also used as a natural [[grasshopper]] repellant in agriculture.
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Marrubium_vulgare0.jpg|flowers
 
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Image:Marrubium vulgare.jpg|foliage of young plants
 
Image:Marrubium vulgare.jpg|foliage of young plants
 
Image:Horehound bug.jpg|Horehound bug, a common [[insect]] that feeds on White Horehound
 
Image:Horehound bug.jpg|Horehound bug, a common [[insect]] that feeds on White Horehound
 
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
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* [http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/h/horwhi33.html White Horehound]
 
  
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Marrubium vulgare


Plant Characteristics
Cultivation
Scientific Names

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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.

Marrubium vulgare is also used as a natural grasshopper repellant in agriculture.


Read about Marrubium vulgare in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Marrubium vulgare, Linn. Common Horehound. Height 1-3 ft.: sts. ascending, woolly or tomentose: lvs. ovate to round-ovate, stalked: calyx with 10 recurved teeth, the alternate ones shorter: fls. whitish. Summer.— Now found as an escape from gardens in waste places of nearly every country of the world. Horehound is used in large quantities for confections and medicines for coughs and colds.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Gallery

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • flowers

  • foliage of young plants

  • Horehound bug, a common insect that feeds on White Horehound

References

External links


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