Ballota nigra

Also known as Black Horehound

species of plant

Species

Least Concern

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae

Native toAlbania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus

Observations recorded175,990

Dieser Artikel behandelt die Pflanzenart Schwarznessel (Ballota nigra); für die ebenfalls „Schwarznesseln“ genannte Pflanzengattung Perilla („Shiso“), siehe dort. Die Schwarznessel (Ballota nigra), auch Stink-Andorn, Schwarzer Andorn und Schwarzer Gottvergess genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart in der Familie der Lippenblütler (Lamiaceae). Von den weltweit etwa 31 Arten der Gattung Schwarznesseln (Ballota) kommt nur diese eine Art in Mitteleuropa vor.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,177
With media: 827
Family: Lamiaceae
Collections: DBG, CM, DEK, YPM, OSW, CHSC
Recorded in: United States, Sweden, Italy, N/A, Czech Republic, Finland, Romania, United Kingdom

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Ballota
Image: Ballota nigra subsp. nigra sl13.jpg

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taxon rank: species
taxon name: Ballota nigra
Commons category: Ballota nigra
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=104824
Commons gallery: Ballota nigra
short name: B. nigra
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
taxon common name: črna lahkotnica

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Encyclopedic overview

Ballota nigra, the black horehound, is a perennial herb in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Europe, the Mediterranean region and east to central Asia. It is also naturalised in Argentina, New Zealand, and the eastern United States. It blooms in the Northern Hemisphere from May to August.

Description

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