Israel native plants: Common Ballota

Ballota undulata, Common Ballota, Horehound,
Hebrew: גלונית מצויה , Arabic: رسا، خويخه


Scientific name:		Ballota undulata (Fresen.) Bentham
Common name:		Common Ballota, Horehound, Undulating Whorehound
Hebrew name:		גלונית מצויה
Arabic name:		رسا، خويخه
Family:		Labiatae (Lamiaceae), שפתניים


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:		Perennating

Derivation of the botanical name:

Ballota, Greek name for horehound.

undulata, undulated; wavy edged.
The Hebrew word: גלונית, galonit because of the undulated (=גלוני, galoni) leaves.

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.

_{Location: Ein Avdat National Park}