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Ballota nigra L.
black horehound
Symbol: BANI
Group: Dicot
Family: Lamiaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Ballota nigra to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 123. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for BANI
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Plant Distribution by State

Ballota nigra L.

BANI

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Related Taxa:
Ballota nigra L.

View 77 genera in Lamiaceae, 1 species in Ballota or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Ballota nigra var. alba. Introduced. Distribution of Ballota nigra var. foetida. Introduced. Distribution of Ballota nigra var. nigra. Introduced.    
Ballota nigra var. alba
black horehound		 Ballota nigra var. foetida
black horehound		 Ballota nigra var. nigra
black horehound		    
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Classification:
Ballota nigra L.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Lamiales –
                         Family Lamiaceae – Mint family
                            Genus Ballota L. – horehound
                               Species Ballota nigra L. – black horehound

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Introduced Information:
Ballota nigra L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Ballota nigra L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32456.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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