Pseudodictamnus undulatus
| Pseudodictamnus undulatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudodictamnus
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| Species: | P. undulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudodictamnus undulatus (Benth.) Salmaki & Siadati
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Pseudodictamnus undulatus, commonly known as common ballota or horehound, is a
Mediterranean region including Egypt, Israel and Jordan.[1] It is a compact, evergreen subshrub with a woody base, many hairy wiry stems, simple opposite leaves with toothed margins, and whorls of white flowers with funnel-shaped calyxes.[2]
It is a plant of semi-arid, acidic stony habitats and in Israel often grows in association with Echinops gaillardotii, Carlina corymbosa and Ziziphus lotus.[3]
References
- PMID 16407527.
- ^ "Ballota undulata, Common Ballota, Horehound,". Flowers in Israel. Modzelevich, Martha. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ISBN 978-3-540-71734-8.