Ballota nigra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Marrubieae
Genus: Ballota
Species: Ballota nigra
Subspecies: B. n. subsp. anatolica – B. n. subsp. anomala – B. n. subsp. foetida – B. n. subsp. kurdica – B. n. subsp. nigra – B. n. subsp. ruderalis – B. n. subsp. sericea – B. n. subsp. velutina

Name

Ballota nigra L., Sp. Pl. 2: 582 (1753).

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Marrubium nigrum (L.) Garsault, Fig. Pl. Méd.: t. 365 (1764), opus utiq. oppr.
- Ballota foetida Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 381 (1779), nom. superfl.
- Ballota sordida Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 83 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Stachys ballota Kuntze, Taschen-Fl. Leipzig: 112 (1867). nom. nov.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kirgizstan (introduced)
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: New Zealand
  - New Zealand North (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - New York (introduced).
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama (introduced).
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 582. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Ballota nigra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug 31. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ballota nigra in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

العربية: دانة سوداء
català: malrubí negre, malroig negre, malrubí pudent, marreu negre, ortiga borda, ortiga pudent
čeština: měrnice černá
Cymraeg: Marddanhadlen ddu
Deutsch: Gewöhnliche Schwarznessel
English: black horehound
español: marrubio fétido, marrubio bastardo, marrubio hediondo, marrubio negro, ballota, ballote negro, balota, balote, manrubio, manrubio bastardo, manrubio fétido, manrubio negro, marrubio, marrubio falso, marrubio negro de El Paular, marrubio negro segoviano, matranzo, ortiga blanca, ortiga borde, ortiga mansa, ortiga muerta, prasio negro
فارسی: بالتا نیگرا
suomi: Valkoporro, porro, Karvanokkonen
français: Ballote, Ballota foetida, Ballote noire
Gaeilge: Grafán dubh
עברית: גלונית מבאישה, בלוטה שחורה
hornjoserbsce: Čorna měrnica
magyar: fekete peszterce
italiano: Marrubio selvatico
norsk bokmål: Hunderot
Nederlands: Stinkende Ballote
polski: mierznica czarna
русский: Белокудренник чёрный
slovenčina: balota čierna
svenska: Bosyska, Bonässla
українська: М'яточник чорний

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