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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Melissa officinalis
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Melissa officinalis
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-26-001:
Melissa officinalis
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Melissa officinalis
COMMON NAME:
Lemon Balm
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_meof2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm200804_6809
August Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Leaves are lemon-scented and ovate with scalloped margins, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm200804_6810
August Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Flowers about 1/2 inch long with very short lips, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.