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.

Ballota species 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.

Selected species

• Ballota acetabulosa
• Ballota frutescens
• Ballota nigra - Black Horehound
• Ballota pseudodictamnus

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findmeacure (Mukul Ghosh) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:53:54 -0000
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findmeacure (Mukul Ghosh) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:09:35 -0000
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HGJohn (John Sutton) Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:04:47 -0000
@dalzinho Best beaches: Andrin, Ballota http://bit.ly/1sUSp Ask away. El Mazuco: http://bit.ly/cjPYz

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