Ballota nigra subsp. nigra
Black Horehound
Also known as: Ballota ampliata Willd. ex Steud. +15 more
- Ballota ampliata Willd. ex Steud.
- Ballota aristata Rchb.
- Ballota bracteosa Ball
- Ballota foetida var. glabrescens Boiss.
- Ballota hirta Steud.
- Ballota nigra subsp. meridionalis (Bég.) Bég.
- Ballota nigra var. meridionalis Bég.
- Ballota nigra var. mollissima Druce
- Ballota nigra var. submitis Borbás
- Ballota nigra var. subvillosa Borbás
- Ballota nigra var. urticifolia (Ortmann) Peterm.
- Ballota rubra Schrad. ex Steud.
- Ballota sepium Paulet ex Pers.
- Ballota submitis (Borbás) Borbás
- Ballota urticifolia Ortmann
- Ballota vulgaris var. albiflora Klett & Richt.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Europe, Ballota nigra subsp. nigra (commonly known as Black Horehound) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Lamiaceae family. In its natural range, this subspecies typically occurs in temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Ballota nigra, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Krym, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Altay, Argentina Northeast, Belgium, France, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Maryland, New York, New Zealand North, Pitcairn Is., West Siberia, Wisconsin
Base Species & Variations