| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Ballota saxatilis Sieber ex C.Presl |
| Bibliography | Delic. Prag. [J.S. Presl & C.B. Presl]: 81 (1822) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | stems sparsely hirsute, leaves abaxially grey hirsute, petiolate, crenate, cordate-ovate, whorls few-flowered, lax, bracts subulate, calyx viscid-hispid |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ballota labillardieri Briq. Ballota obliqua Benth. Ballota rugosa (Banks & Sol.) Dinsm. Ballota russeliana Benth. Beringeria rugosa (Banks & Sol.) Heynh. Marrubium rugosum Banks & Sol. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia) |