Lamiaceae
Whitewort
Leucas martinicensis
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Leucas
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 卵叶白绒草
- English
- Whitewort
- Haitian Creole
- Badi
- Swedish
- Bolldån
Synonyms
- Clinopodium martinicense Jacq.
- Leonotis caribea (Jacq.) Raf.
- Leonotis martinicensis (Jacq.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt
- Leucas elliotii Baker
- Leucas martinicensis var. schimperi Fiori
- Leucas ringoetii De Wild.
- Leucas schimperi Hochst. ex A.Braun
- Phlomis caribaea Jacq.
- Phlomis martinicensis (Jacq.) Sw.
- Phlomis mollis Schumach. & Thonn.
- Stachys fluminensis Vell.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: SAplants, 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.