Ballota
genus of plants
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. They 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.
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Species
change- Ballota acetabulosa
- Ballota frutescens
- Ballota hirsuta
- Ballota nigra - Black Horehound
- Ballota pseudodictamnus
The genus is closely related to Marrubium, with some species having been included in that genus in the past.
