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Melittis melissophyllum L.

Bastard Balm

Lamiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Lamiaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Melittis (Bastard Balm)

Synonyms

Melittis melissophyllum

Related species

Melittis melissophyllum L. - Bastard Balm

Traits


    20&#8211;50&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <b>whitish to pink</b>, <b>with a pink to reddish lower-lip</b>. <span class="v1">corolla:</span> <b>25&#8211;50&#8239;mm long</b>. <span class="v1">upper-lip:</span> flat to slightly bent back. <span class=...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Melittis melissophyllum

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Melittis melissophyllum

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Melittis melissophyllum

Melittis melissophyllum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery

  • in alkaline habitats

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