Marrubium vulgare
Lamiaceae
Horehound
Erect, white-woolly, branched, square stems. Leaves opposite, with short petioles, egg-shaped to round, round-toothed. Flowers in whorls around stem at base of leaves. Flower with 2 lips, the upper rounded or divided into 2 sharp points, the lower larger. Grows in roadsides, disturbed dry soils, especially overgrazed areas. Native of Europe, grows worldwide. Traditionally used as a cough remedy.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Autumn
- Flower Form: 5 lobes, 2 lips (mint)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 1–3 feet
- Habitat: Disturbed, Meadow
- Found In: Olympic NP
- Native: No
