Horehound

Ballota undulata

"Ballota undulata", commonly known as common ballota or horehound, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region including Egypt, Israel and Jordan.
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Appearance

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.
Ballota undulata  Ballota undulata,Geotagged,Spring

Habitat

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".

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusBallota
SpeciesB. undulata
Photographed in
Egypt
Israel