Ballota nigra meridionalis

Interesting Facts

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina () - (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Infraphylum: Angiospermae () - Auct.
        Class: Spermatopsida () - Brongniart, 1843
        Subclass: Asteridae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Lamianae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Lamiales () - Bromhead, 1838
        Family: Labiatae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
        Subfamily: Lamioideae ()
        Tribe: Lamieae ()
        Genus: Ballota () - C. Linnaeus, 1753
        Specific epithet: nigra
        Subspecies: meridionalis
        Botanical name: - Ballota nigra meridionalis L.

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 19, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.