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Bastard Balm

Melittis melissophyllum

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Common names

25 names · 20 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (19)
Dutch
French
  • Mélisse des bois[1][2]
  • Mélitte à feuilles de mélisse[1][2]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 天鹅绒异香草[2]
  • 欧洲蜜蜂花[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 天鵝絨異香草[2]
  • 歐州蜜蜂花[2]
Croatian
Czech
  • medovník meduňkolistý[2]
Finnish
  • mettisenmelittis[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Déli méhfű[2]
Italian
Lithuanian
  • Melisalapė medumėlė[2]
Polish
  • Miodownik melisowaty[2]
Russian
  • Кадило мелиссолистное[2]
Slovak
  • Medúnka medovkolistá[2]
Slovenian
  • Navadna medenika[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • honungsmynta[2]
Ukrainian
  • Кадило звичайне[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Melittis melissophyllum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Bastard Balm — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Immenblatt — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • melisa bastarda — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • toronjil de monte — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Mélisse des bois — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Mélitte à feuilles de mélisse — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Bocca di lupo — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Erba limona comune — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Bijenblad — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
[2] Melittis melissophyllum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Bastard Balm — results[8].names[1]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Immenblatt — results[8].names[2]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • melisa bastarda — results[8].names[8]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • toronjil de monte — results[8].names[9]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Mélisse des bois — results[8].names[6]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Mélitte à feuilles de mélisse — results[8].names[3]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Bocca di lupo — results[8].names[5]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Erba limona comune — results[8].names[4]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Bijenblad — results[8].names[17]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • medovník meduňkolistý — results[8].names[7]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Melisalapė medumėlė — results[8].names[10]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Déli méhfű — results[8].names[11]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Miodownik melisowaty — results[8].names[12]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Medenika — results[8].names[13]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Кадило мелиссолистное — results[8].names[14]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Melissot — results[8].names[15]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Medúnka medovkolistá — results[8].names[16]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • 欧洲蜜蜂花 — results[8].names[18]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • 歐州蜜蜂花 — results[8].names[19]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • 天鹅绒异香草 — results[8].names[20]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • 天鵝絨異香草 — results[8].names[21]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Кадило звичайне — results[8].names[22]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • Navadna medenika — results[8].names[23]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • honungsmynta — results[8].names[24]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
  • mettisenmelittis — results[8].names[25]; taxon id 318952; Melittis melissophyllum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Melittis melissophyllum is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe to Türkiye.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Bastard Balm (Melittis melissophyllum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to July.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Melittis melissophyllum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 631561; ID 3ZKZK; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 631561; ID 3ZKZK; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Melittis melissophyllum — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1052193; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 167626, 167627, 167628, 167629, 167630, 167631, 167632, 167633, 167634, 167635, 167636, 167637, 167638, 167639, 167640, 167641, 167642, 167643, 167644, 167645, 167646, 167647, 167648, 167649

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.