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Leucas lavandulifolia Sm.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Leucas

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Leucas: Lamiaceae (mint family) » Leucas lavandulifolia Sm. LOO-kus -- from the Greek leukos (white) lav-an-dew-lee-fol-ee-a -- with leaves similar to the genus Lavandu
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
線葉白絨草, 线叶白绒草
English
Leucas
gor
Lenglengan
Indonesian
Lenglengan
Sundanese
Pacé-pacé

Synonyms

  • Hetrepta lavandulifolia (Sm.) Raf.
  • Leonurus indicus L.
  • Leonurus malebaricus J.Koenig ex Rottb.
  • Leucas brownii Briq.
  • Leucas indica (L.) Vatke
  • Leucas indica var. decipiens (Hook.f.) Bennet
  • Leucas lavandulifolia var. decipiens (Hook.f.) Chandrab. & S.R.Sriniv.
  • Leucas linifolia (Roth) Spreng.
  • Leucas linifolia var. decipiens Hook.f.
  • Leucas malabarica W.Theob.
  • Phlomis linifolia Roth

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: introduced

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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.