HABIT
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A RIGID, SWEETLY AROMATIC HERB, SOMETIMES UP TO 2 M TALL.
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STEMS
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ERECT, MUCH-BRANCHED,
OBTUSELY QUADRANGULAR.
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LEAVES
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VERY VARIABLE, BROADLY OVATE TO SUBORBICULAR, MARGINS CRENATE-SERRULATE,
TOMENTOSE AND DOTTED WITH OIL GLOBULES BENEATH; LOWER LEAVES 12 CM LONG AND 9
CM WIDE, BASE SUBCORDATE, UPPER LEAVES SMALLER, BASE ACUTE.
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FLOWERS
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SMALL, BLUE, BORNE 2-4
TOGETHER IN AXILLARY OR TERMINAL HEADS IN RACEMES.
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FRUITS
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NUTLETS BLACKISH-BROWN,
OVOID-OBLONG, COMPRESSED, 0.3 CM LONG, PUBESCENT WITH MUCILAGINOUS HAIRS.
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