Details of Genus: Ballota L.
ID: 2027
Genus ja:
Genus en:
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Lamiaceae
Family ja: シソ
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of 30-35 species of clump- or mat-forming perennials and evergreen subshrubs from rocky and waste ground in the Mediterranean, Europe, and W. Asia. The leaves are opposite, toothed to scalloped, and aromatic, sometimes unpleasantly so. Whorls of 2-lipped flowers, often with prominent, saucer-or funnel-shaped calyces, are produced from the leaf axils of terminal shoots. Grow in a sunny border.
Hardiness en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Divide perennials in spring. For subshrubs, root softwood cuttings in late spring or early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings in early summer.
Pests en: Trouble free.
Description ja:
Comment: Europe to W. Asia
Comment ja: バロータ
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:58
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Lamiaceae | シソ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Lamiaceae | シソ科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Lamiaceae | シソ科 | Show |