Ballota

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Ballota (horehound) is a genus of about 35 species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to temperate regions of Europe, north Africa and western Asia, with the highest diversity in the Mediterranean region. The type species for the genus is Ballota nigra.

Ballota is paraphyletic and will eventually be re-circumscribed. It is closely related to Moluccella and Marrubium. Some of its species had previously been placed in Marrubium.

Cultivation

Pests and diseases

Ballota species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera including Coleophora case-bearers: C. ballotella, C. lineolea (which has been recorded on B. nigra) and C. ochripennella.

Varieties

Selected species

• Ballota acetabulosa
• Ballota frutescens
• Ballota hirsuta
• Ballota nigra - Black Horehound
• Ballota pseudodictamnus

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External links

• w:Ballota. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
• Ballota QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)