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*Ballota nigra Linnaeus. Common name: Black Horehound. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of the Mediterranean region. Introduced in several northern localities, and apparently documented from sw. AL.

Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, Il; = n/a — Tat; > Ballota borealis Schweigert; > Ballota nigra L. ssp. foetida (Lam.) Hayek — NY; > Ballota nigra L. ssp. meridionalis (Bég.) Bég. — Stace (2021); > Ballota nigra L. ssp. nigra — Stace (2021); > Ballota nigra L. var. alba (L.) Tinant — K4, NE; > Ballota nigra L. var. nigra — K4, NE; > Ballota nigra L. var. ruderalis (Sw.) Rchb.f. — K4. Basionym: Ballota nigra L. 1753

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