Marrubium vulgare

ClassificationDicots
FamilyLamiaceae
Family (Traditional)Lamiaceae
GenusMarrubium
Species:Marrubium vulgare L.
Common NameHorehound
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Type: Nutlet; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Ovules per Carpel: 3; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Clark (KY), Hardin (KY), Madison (KY), Anderson (TN), Davidson (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Jefferson (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rutherford (TN), Smith (TN), Stewart (TN), Trousdale (TN), Wayne (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1935 - 1981

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0187717 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
APSC0012113 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Marrubium vulgare
MEM000640 Hardin Kentucky 07 Jun 1966 Joe Bruna
s.n.		 MEM
Marrubium vulgare
APSC0012112 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187720 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
APSC0012111 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Marrubium vulgare
UCHT025296 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Marrubium vulgare
31234100497930 Clark Kentucky 29 Jun 1955 Mary Ruth Beckett
585		 EKY
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187719 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187715 Jefferson Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
MTSU020237 Rutherford Tennessee 22 May 1935 J. Peyton
 MTSU
Marrubium vulgare
31234100497948 Madison Kentucky 30 May 1981 David D. Taylor
284		 EKY
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187714 Hawkins Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
BRIT126682 Davidson Tennessee 16 Jun 1940 Jesse M. Shaver
9117		 VDB
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187723 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187718 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
BRIT126684 Wilson Tennessee 29 Jun 1976 R. Kral
58427		 VDB
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187722 Wayne Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187724 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187721 Smith Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
APSC0103188 Madison Kentucky
APSC
Marrubium vulgare
APSC0102156 Madison Kentucky
APSC
Marrubium vulgare
BEREA015774 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187713 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187712 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
TENN-V-0187716 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Marrubium vulgare
APSC0012115 Trousdale Tennessee 01 Jan 1969
APSC
Marrubium vulgare
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