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

img/melissa-officinalis.webp — Melissa officinalis

img/melissa-officinalis-2.webp — Melissa officinalis - Leaf

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.