Lamiaceae

Grecian horehound

Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus Salmaki & Siadati

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pseudodictamnus

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Grecian horehound: Ballota pseudodictamnus — Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: فوذنج كاذب, فراسيون أبيض, مشكطرا مشر زور
Chinese: 宽萼苏, 白鲜状宽萼苏
English: Grecian horehound
German: Kreta-Schwarznessel

Synonyms

Ballota dictamnifolia St.-Lag.
Ballota pseudodictamnus (L.) Benth.
Beringeria pseudodictamnus (L.) Neck. ex Link
Marrubium pallidum Salisb.
Marrubium pseudodictamnus L.

Photos

Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CawVus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Ghislain118 https://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bülent balkan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: kantzou Lena, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Naevus, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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). About our plant data.