| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Melittis melissophyllum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 597 (1753) |
| Native Range | w. & sw. Europe to Italy |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Altitude | 100-1400m |
| Description | hirsute, intensely fragrant, leaves oblong or oval, at base cordate, dentate, petiolate, flowers 25-40mm long in few flowered whorls |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | pink, purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Melissa sylvestris Lam. Melissa tragi Garsault Melittis grandiflora Sm. Melittis grandiflora var. alba Gray Melittis hispanica Klokov Melittis kerneriana Klokov Melittis melissifolium Salisb. Melittis melissophyllum var. grandiflora (Sm.) Nyman Oenonea melissifolia Bubani |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |