Lamiaceae
Black horehound
Ballota nigra
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Ballota
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Common names
By language (33)
- Arabic
- دانة سوداء, بلوطة, سنديان الأرض, فراسيون أسود
- arz
- دانه سوداء
- Asturian
- Ortiguera
- Belarusian
- Белакудранік чорны
- Bulgarian
- Черно кандилниче
- Catalan
- Malrubí negre, Malroig negre, Malrubí pudent, Marreu negre, Ortiga borda, Ortiga pudent
- Chinese
- 宽萼苏
- Czech
- Měrnice černá, Šedivka
- Dutch
- Echte ballote
- English
- Black horehound
- Estonian
- Must karunõges
- Finnish
- Tummaporro, Karvanokkonen, Porro, Valkoporro
- French
- Ballote, Ballote noire, Ballote vulgaire
- German
- Schwarznessel, Gewöhnliche Schwarznessel, Schwarzer Gottvergess, Stink-Andorn, Stinkandorn
- Hebrew
- גלונית מבאישה, בלוטה שחורה
- hsb
- Čorna měrnica
- Hungarian
- Fekete peszterce
- Irish
- Grafán dubh
- Italian
- Marrubio selvatico
- kab
- Arbib n mernuyet
- kw
- Les mosek
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hunderot
- Persian
- بالتا نیگرا
- Polish
- Mierznica czarna
- Romanian
- Cătușe
- Russian
- Белокудренник чёрный
- Slovak
- Balota čierna
- Slovenian
- Črna lahkotnica
- Spanish
- Marrubio fétido, Ballota, Ballote negro, Balota, Balote, Bellota fetida, Bellota fétida, Bellota negra
- Swedish
- Bosyska, Bonässla
- Tatar
- Кара көдрә чәчәк
- Ukrainian
- М'яточник чорний
- Welsh
- Marddanhadlen ddu
Synonyms
- Ballota foetida Lam.
- Ballota sordida Salisb.
- Marrubium nigrum (L.) Garsault
- Stachys ballota Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- June to October (from 1,517 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Athan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Letizia Weichgrebe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Joss Carr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lisa Bennett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rachel White, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.