Lamiaceae
Whorled plectranthus
Plectranthus verticillatus
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Plectranthus
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Common names
By language (6)
- Catalan
- Planta del diner
- Chinese
- 如意蔓
- English
- Whorled plectranthus
- Japanese
- スウェーデンアイビー
- Persian
- پیچک سوئدی
- Turkish
- Parlak Mustafa
Synonyms
- Ocimum racemosum Thunb.
- Ocimum verticillatum L.f.
- Plectranthus nummularius Briq.
- Plectranthus thunbergii Benth.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Digigalos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Anton De Villiers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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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.