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Ballota macrodonta Boiss. & Balansa  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesBallota macrodonta Boiss. & Balansa 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 4: 54 (1859)
Native Ranges. Turkey (Nigde)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1800-2000m
Descriptionleaves cordate, ovate-orbiculate, crenate, adaxially green, abaxially appresed hirsute, petiolate, whorls 1-4-flowered, approximate, calyx cylindrical
Size25-30cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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