Melissa officinalis subsp. officinalis Sm.

Mélisse officinale (fr), Mélisse citronnelle (fr), Citronnelle (fr)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Melissa > Melissa officinalis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 25
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Distribution

Melissa officinalis subsp. officinalis world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77169332-1
WFO ID wfo-0000240056
COL ID 5JLZB
BDTFX ID 41900
INPN ID 137741
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Melissa bicornis Melissa cordifolia Melissa corsica Melissa occidentalis Melissa taurica Melissa altissima Melissa foliosa Melissa graveolens Melissa romana Melissa hirsuta Melissa officinalis subsp. officinalis