Melissa officinalis

Family:LAMIACEAE
Species:Melissa officinalis L.
Common Name:Lemon Balm; Common Balm; Garden Balm
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MEOF2
Plant Notes:**
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**

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Classification

FamilyLAMIACEAE - Mint family
Genus Melissa
Species Melissa officinalis L. - Lemon Balm; Common Balm; Garden Balm

Citation

Citation Melissa officinalis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 592. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data, (lectotype: LINN 745.1). Lectotypified by Hedge in Jarvis & al. (ed.), Regnum Veg. 127 : 65. 1993.

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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Calhoun, Etowah

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, JSU, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
JSU126305 Etowah 7 May 1995 Hodge, Lesley M.
4216
JSU
Melissa officinalis Linnaeus
UWAL0037846 Calhoun 14 Jul 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14877
UWAL
Melissa officinalis L.
ALNHS00001043 Etowah 13 Mar 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#394
ALNHS
Melissa officinalis L.
ALNHS00007114 Etowah 30 Jun 2020 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5447
ALNHS
Melissa officinalis L.
ALNHS00006141 Calhoun 14 Jul 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14877
ALNHS
Melissa officinalis L.
ALNHS00006334 Calhoun 14 Jul 2017 Spaulding Daniel D.
SP#4564
ALNHS
Melissa officinalis L.
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