| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Melittis albida Guss. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 2: 140 (1828) |
| Native Range | Sardinia, se. Europe to n Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Description | stems erect, simple or ramose, leaves sparsely lanate, cordate, oblong-elliptic, dentate-serrate, flowers of 1-3, axillary, calyx glabrous |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | 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 | Melittis graeca Klokov Melittis melissophyllum ssp. albida (Guss.) P.W.Ball Melittis melissophyllum f. albida (Guss.) Bolzon Melittis melissophyllum var. albida (Guss.) Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |