Plant: A perennial herb in clumps a foot or 2 tall with
square,
woolly, white stems, but no mint odor. Horehound candy was sucked
for
a sore throat and is available in some candy stores. Common. |
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Flowers: The small white flowers are crowded in dense whorls
in the
axils of the upper leaves. |
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Fruit: The fruit becomes a bur when dry and attaches itself
to animal
fur spilling the little nutlets where they will prosper. |
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Leaf: The leaves are thick gray-green with prominent veins
roundish
with wrinkles and covered beneath with matted, white hairs. |
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Flowering period: |
Spring and Summer |
Can be found here: |
Everywhere |
Native Plant: No |
Halophyte: No |
Family Name: Mint |
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Date: 10/16/2005
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