Species 43 - Black Horehound

A plant today, windy and overcast so took the easy photographic route. It took me while to identify this though as none of it's flowers have developed properly, the green bits are the sepals, the actual flower is buried down inside. Not sure if this is normal, the book says only a few flowers appear at a time, but on this one, translate that to no flowers at all. This species is the basis of various herbal remedies. All I can say is I'm glad I don't have to take the medicine because the plant itself smells rank when you crush the leaves.


Black Horehound















Scores (how the 43 species so far break down by group)


Bees - 5
Moths - 2
Amphibians - 1
Plants - 11
OtherFlies - 2
Hoverflies - 5
Molluscs - 1
Beetles - 7
Spiders -1
Centipedes - 1
Wasps - 1
Butterflies - 3
Dragonflies - 1
Birds - 2

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