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Marrubium vulgare

Horehound
Also known as: Marrubium album Garsault +18 more
  • Marrubium album Garsault
  • Marrubium album St.-Lag., 1889
  • Marrubium apulum Ten.
  • Marrubium ballotoides Boiss. & Balansa
  • Marrubium germanicum Schrank ex Steud.
  • Marrubium germanicum Schrank, 1789
  • Marrubium hamatum Kunth
  • Marrubium hyperleucum Candargy
  • Marrubium hyperleucum var. brevidens Candargy
  • Marrubium hyperleucum var. comosum Candargy
  • Marrubium kusnetzowii N.P.Popov, 1916
  • Marrubium lanatum Kunth, 1832
  • Marrubium propinquum Benth.
  • Marrubium vaillantii Coss. & Germ.
  • Marrubium vulgare subsp. apulum (Ten.) H.Lindb.
  • Marrubium vulgare subsp. vulgare
  • Marrubium vulgare var. apulum (Ten.) K.Koch
  • Marrubium vulgare var. apulum (Ten.) Nyman
  • Marrubium vulgare var. apulum (Ten.) Trevir.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Marrubium vulgare (commonly known as Horehound) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Alaska, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Easter Is., Ecuador, Free State, Georgia, Guatemala, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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