Melissa officinalis L., 1753
Common names
- 🇬🇧 Balm
- 🇫🇷 Mélisse officinale, Mélisse citronnelle, Citronnelle
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Eudicots
- Clade: Superasterids
- Clade: Asterids
- Clade: Lamiids
- Order: Lamiales
- Family: Lamiaceae
- Subfamily: Nepetoideae
- Tribe: Mentheae
- Subtribe: Salviinae
- Genus: Melissa
- Species: Melissa officinalis
Presence
Present.
Conservation status
- Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
- Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern
Notes
The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:
- M. officinalis subsp. inodora Bornm., 1914;
- M. officinalis subsp. officinalis L., 1753, P.
Photographs


Sources
Khela, S. (2013). Melissa officinalis (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2013. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203248/2762574
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 801). Biotope.