Lamiaceae
Ortela
Marsypianthes chamaedrys
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Marsypianthes
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Ortela
Synonyms
- Clinopodium chamaedrys Vahl
- Hyptis chamaedrys (Vahl) Willd.
- Hyptis inflata Spreng.
- Hyptis lurida Spreng.
- Hyptis pseudochamaedrys Poit.
- Marsypianthes arenosa Brandegee
- Marsypianthes chamaedrys var. genuina Kuntze
- Marsypianthes hyptoides Mart. ex Benth.
- Marsypianthes hyptoides var. arenosa Benth.
- Marsypianthes hyptoides var. bracteosa Benth.
- Marsypianthes hyptoides var. calycina Benth.
- Marsypianthes hyptoides var. elatior Benth.
- Marsypianthes hyptoides var. eriocephala Benth.
- Marsypianthes hyptoides var. umbrosa Benth.
- Marsypianthes secundiflora M.Martens & Galeotti
- Marsypianthes sessiliflora C.Presl
- Marsypianthes viscosa Klotzsch
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, 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: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil, CC BY 2.0, 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.