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Ballota africana

Ballota africana
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  • Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha
  • Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha flower
  • Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha flowers
  • Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha leaves
  • Atriplex lindleyi
  • Atriplex lindleyi flowers and fruit
  • Atriplex lindleyi fruit
  • Atriplex lindleyi leaves
  • Ballota africana
  • Ballota africana flowers
  • Ballota africana hairy whorl
  • Ballota africana leaves
  • Ballota africana leaves
  • Bertilia hantamensis
  • Bertilia hantamensis flowerhead
  • Bertilia hantamensis hard times
  • Bertilia hantamensis leaf

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Description

Ballota africana, commonly known as catmint, is an aromatic herb with an unusual appearance. The grey colour is due to the hairiness of the leaves and stems. Stems are notably square.

The leaves are opposite and often point downwards. The pink to purple petals drop off early from the whorled flower-head, leaving the prominent brown calyx as a striking feature of the plant’s appearance. The plant has a long flowering season from autumn into early summer.

Only one of the 33 species of this genus of the Lamiaceae family occurs in South Africa. It is found in the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape, as well as in the Free State.

The varied habitat includes fynbos and scrub in rocky places, sometimes where the natural vegetation has been disturbed. The species is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (www.plantzafrica.com; http://redlist.sanbi.org).

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