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A perennial plant up to 80 cm tall, a member of the labiate family, with an unpleasant odor, a branched, square, hairy stem and short, also hairy, unpleasant-smelling leaves. The flowers are pink to purple and bloom from June to October.
The dried flowering stem tips are used phytotherapeutically (black nettle herb - Ballotae nigrae herba).