Lamiaceae

Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pogostemon

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Pogostemon auricularius (Pogostemon auricularius) — FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: بتشول أذيني
Chinese: 水珍珠菜, 耳葉刺蕊草, 密花節節紅, 朱兰, 毛射草, 毛水珍珠菜, 水毛射, 牛触臭
Sundanese: Buntut ucing

Synonyms

Dysophylla auricularia (L.) Blume
Eusteralis auricularia (L.) M.R.Almeida
Mentha auricularia L.
Mentha foetida Burm.f.

Flowers

In flower: June to August, October to December (from 27 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 國立臺灣博物館, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: 國立臺灣博物館, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: pbsg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sudipta Kr Rabha, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Toby Y, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.