Lallmania – an herbaceous plant of the Lamiaceae family that can be annual or biennial. The plant is characterized by a well-developed root system and typically reaches a height of 30 to 60 cm. Leaves are ovate with long petioles on lower shoots and lanceolate on upper ones, almost entire-margined. Flowers are gathered in false whorls of 4–6 pieces, located in leaf axils; the calyx is tubular with five teeth, and the corolla can be blue, blue-violet, or blue.
Flowering begins in April and continues until September. Fruits consist of four small achenes (seeds) of elongated shape, brown or dark-violet in color, with a pale double scar at the base. Seeds contain 35–38% fast-drying oil, which is widely used in the paint and varnish industry and the food sector; the pulp after pressing is used as fodder for livestock.
Lallmania is distinguished by drought resistance and soil indifference – it prefers chernozem but grows on other soil types as well. The plant is sun-loving and well-suited for group planting in gardens and vegetable gardens. Moreover, the plant's leaves are used as a salad vegetable, and oil with antibacterial properties is obtained from seeds. In folk medicine, the plant is used as a diuretic, expectorant, sedative, and antitussive agent due to the presence of flavonoids, coumarins, and essential oils.
