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Herbarium specimen: Ballota nigra subsp. nigra

Taxon:Lamiaceae: Ballota nigra subsp. nigra
Filed in taxon folder:Lamiaceae: Ballota nigra subsp. nigra
Collected by:Mr James Cosmo Melvill
Collection date:6/1901
Locality:Great Britain, VC9 Dorset, Studland Bay, SZ08, in two places at studland bay, dorset
ex herb:Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
Institution:Aberystwyth University Herbarium (ABS)
Image:Ballota nigra subsp. nigra herbarium specimen from Studland Bay, VC9 Dorset in 1901 by Mr James Cosmo Melvill.
fruits/flowers:no flowers
notes:[Report re subsp] Having gathered B. ruderalis for the first time at Studland, I am satisfied as to its specific distinctness from B.alba
(L)., auct. plur. The soft, velvety appearance of the whole plant,
and pleasnt odour when bruised, contrasts sharply with the common black horehound. Nyman 'Consp. Fl.Eur.,' p 581, admits the two species -- B.alba(L.) with synonym foetida, Lam., the common species, and B.nigra, L, with synonym ruderalis, Sw., the species with more restricted distribution. Babington ('Mamn.,' ed. viii., p. 284) distinguishes the two species, while Hooker ('Student's Flora,'p.330) unites them. Of course , Bentham does likewise. --J.COSMO MElVILL.
"correct."--Ed.

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