/leaves%20opposite,%20wrinkled,%20scalloped,%20woolly%20O%27Neill%20Regional%20Park,%20Trabuco%20Cyn.,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%20%204-11-10%20035.jpg) Leaves opposite, wrinkled, scalloped, woolly. O'Neill Regional Park, Trabuco Cyn., Orange Co., CA. 4-11-10. © Joan Avise |
Marrubium vulgare Exotic, native to Europe, northern Africa and Asia. Horehound is used to make hard lozenge candies that are considered a digestive aid, soothe sore throats and relieve inflammation. It is highly unpalatable to livestock. It has been used in agriculture as a natural grasshopper repellent (Wikipedia). Lamiaceae Back to Lamiaceae of Orange County, California |
/calyx%20with%2010%20spined%20teeth;%204%20stamens%20O%27Neill%20Regional%20Park,%20Trabuco%20Cyn.,%20Orange%20Co.,%20CA.%20%204-11-10%20036.jpg) Calyx with 10 spined teeth; 4 stamens O'Neill Regional Park, Trabuco Cyn., Orange Co., CA. 4-11-10. © Joan Avise |
/flowers%20in%20whorls%20Aliso+Wood%20Cyns.%20Wilderness%20Park,%20Laguna%20Niguel,%20CA.%20%204-05-08%20075.jpg) Flowers in whorls Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park, Laguna Niguel, CA. 4-05-08. © Joan Avise |
/Upper%20Newport%20Bay,%20Laguna%20Beach,%20CA.%205-20-06%201.jpg) Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, CA. 5-20-06. © Joan Avise |
/Caspers%20Wilderness%20Park%205-13-06.jpg) Caspers Wilderness Park, Orange County, CA. 5-13-06. © Joan Avise |