Lindenbergia muraria

{{short description|Species of flowering plants in the broomrape family Orobanchaceae}}

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| taxon = Lindenbergia muraria

| authority = (Roxb. ex D.Don) Brühl

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|Brachycorys parviflora|Schrad.

|Lindenbergia pusilla|Hochst. ex Chiov.

|Lindenbergia urticifolia|Lehm.

|Stemodia littoralis|Boiss.

|Stemodia muraria|Roxb. ex D.Don

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| synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Lindenbergia muraria (Roxb. ex D.Don) Brühl |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:805062-1 |access-date=2022-03-21 }}

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Lindenbergia muraria, synonym Lindenbergia urticifolia, is a flowering plant in the family Orobanchaceae, native from Ethiopia to south China and Indo-China. It is a common plant throughout India.{{Cite book|title=Pharmacographia indica|first1=William|last1= Dymock|first2=David|last2= Hooper|first3= C. J. H. |last3=Warden|volume=3|year=1893}} It is an annual herb growing up to {{Convert|40|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall.{{Cite web |title=Lindenbergia muraria in Flora of China @ efloras.org |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=210001029 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=www.efloras.org}} It grows along trailsides, along rivers and dry mountain slopes.

It has a faint aromatic odour and a slightly bitter taste, and has been used to treat skin problems and bronchitis.