What is Lemon balm?
{{Taxobox | name = Lemon Balm | image =Melissa_officinalis_-_Köhler–s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-094.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Lemon Balm | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Lamiales]] | familia = [[Lamiaceae]] | genus = ''[[Melissa (plant)|Melissa]]'' | species = '''''M. officinalis''''' | binomial = ''Melissa officinalis'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] }} '''Lemon balm''' (''Melissa officinalis'') is a [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herb]] in the [[mentha|mint]] family [[Lamiaceae]], native to southern [[Europe]] and the [[Mediterranean region]]. It grows to 70–150&nbsp;cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] have a gentle [[lemon]] scent, related to mint. At the end of the summer, little white [[flower]]s full of nectar appear and attract [[bee]]s. Its [[flavour]] comes from the [[terpene]]s [[citronellal]], [[citronellol]], [[citral]], and [[geraniol]]. {{Commons|Melissa officinalis}} {{Herbs & spices}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Lamiaceae]] [[Category:Herbs]]