Lamiaceae
Marubio oscuro
Hyptis atrorubens
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Hyptis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Marubio oscuro
Synonyms
- Hyptis atrorubens var. africana Epling
- Hyptis atrorubens var. villosissima J.A.Schmidt
- Hyptis pascuarum Mart. ex J.A.Schmidt
- Hyptis procumbens Schltdl. & Cham.
- Hyptis tenella Briq. & Spruce
- Mesosphaerum atrorubens (Poit.) Kuntze
- Mesosphaerum tenellum Briq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos

Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.