Moluccella is a genus of annual and short-lived perennial plants native to Central and Southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean.[1] They are tall, upright, branched plants growing to 1 meter or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.[2][3]
Moluccella | |
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Moluccella laevis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Subfamily: | Lamioideae |
Genus: | Moluccella L. |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Marginally frost hardy, these plants prefer full sun and moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Propagation is from seed.