HERB - Horehound

[GypsyRomany@aol.com]

Yes, this is the type of confusion one always enters into when utilizing the 
common names for plants. The only accurate way to speack of horehound is to 
say that it is a member of the Lamiaceae, of the genus Marrubium. Knowing 
that it is in the mint family assists us in it's identification in the wild. 
Like most members of the family, it has squarish stems, paired opposite 
serrated crenulate lanceolate leaves and the recognizable flower 
configuration of most Lamiaceae.
Indeed it is not a Mentha and should not be used as such.
Antonia :)

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<< > Horehound is a mint. It grows wild in CA. It is bitter and requires 
honey or 
> sugar.

Allow me to clarify that statement, because it's very confusing.

Horehound (Marrubium vulgare)is definitely related to Mint in such a way
that it can be called part of the mint family-- Labiatae family--, just as
Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis) and Rosemary (Rosemarinus Officinalis)
are.

But, in the sense that all Mentha species are called 'mint', it's not a
'mint' because it's a different species.
 
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