Typical of the Lamiaceae family
Leucas marrubioides
Horehound Leucas
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering
- June-January
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. India, Sri Lanka, Pen. Malaysia.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Tamil Nadu →Karnataka →
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How to identify Horehound Leucas
Identify Horehound Leucas by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Lamiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Horehound Leucas.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leucas marrubioides
- Genus
- Leucas
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Continental Southeast Asia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Horehound Leucas itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Nutlets
Characters marked “recorded” are for Horehound Leucas itself; the rest are typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Horehound Leucas
Horehound Leucas (Leucas marrubioides) is a low shrub in the Lamiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to January.
Lamiaceae
Mint/Sage family
Horehound Leucas belongs to the Lamiaceae family.
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