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Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) A wonderful herb, that I grow often. You can use it&lsquo;s lemon like taste for salads, fruit salads or to infuse your water.<br />
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Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)

A wonderful herb, that I grow often. You can use it‘s lemon like taste for salads, fruit salads or to infuse your water.

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Lemon balm is a perennial herbaceous plant in the mint family and native to south-central Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, Iran, and Central Asia, but now naturalised elsewhere. It grows to a maximum height of 1 m. The leaves have a mild lemon scent. During summer, small white flowers full of nectar appear.

Similar species: Lamiales
Species identified by Alexander Hassmueller
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By Alexander Hassmueller

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Uploaded Oct 17, 2022. Captured May 4, 2020 14:41 in Dürerstraße 2, 61267 Neu-Anspach, Germany.
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