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مليسة مخزنية / ترنجان

Melissa officinalis L.

Flower, July. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Leaves
Preparation
  • Herbal tea
Blooming period
May to August
Seed collection period
June to July

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Light purple
  • White
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Melissa
Family
Lamiaceae
Wikidata item
Q148396
GBIF Item
Melissa officinalis L. (5341501)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. IUCN Red List. (2021, November 20).
  2. Melissa officinalis L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.
  3. Wikipedia contributors. (2022, June 21). Lemon balm. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 09:25, August 31, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemon_balm&oldid=1094314741

Citation

Melissa officinalis L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/566 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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