''Marrubium peregrinum'' (horehound) is a

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of herbaceous perennial plant, with height up to 60 cm, native to south-east

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Synonyms

* ''Atirbesia bracteata'' Raf. * ''Marrubium affine'' Host * ''Marrubium angustifolium'' Moench * ''Marrubium candidissimum'' L. * ''Marrubium candidissimum'' Orsini ex Ten. * ''Marrubium civice'' Klokov * ''Marrubium creticum'' Mill. * ''Marrubium creticum'' Roth * ''Marrubium flexuosum'' Moench * ''Marrubium odoratissimum'' Pourr. ex Steud. * ''Marrubium pannonicum'' Rchb. * ''Marrubium pauciflorum'' Wallr. * ''Marrubium peregrinum'' var. ''creticum'' (Mill.) Nyman * ''Marrubium pestalozzae'' auct. * ''Marrubium praecox'' Janka * ''Marrubium remotum'' Janka * ''Marrubium rubrum'' Roth * ''Marrubium setaceum'' Desr. * ''Marrubium uncinatum'' Hornem.

References

* Carl Linnaeus, ''Species Plantarum'' 2, 1753, p. 582.
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q160346 peregrinum Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus