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| Life form: |
| Chamaephyte |
| Stems: |
| woody base, many single hairy stems |
| Leaves: |
| Opposite, simple leaves, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| White connate petals |
| Fruits / pods: |
| Homogeneous seeds-fruits |
| Flowering Period: |
| April, May, June, July, August, September, October |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Derivation of the botanical name:
Ballota, Greek name for horehound.
undulata, undulated; wavy edged.
- The standard author abbreviation Fresen. is used to indicate Johann Baptist Georg Wolfgang Fresenius (1808 - 1866), a German physician and botanist, known for his work in the field of phycology.
- The standard author abbreviation Benth. is used to indicate George Bentham (1800 – 1884), an English botanist.
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