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Wild basil

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"Wild basil" is a common name for several plants in the mint family (Lamiaceae):

  • the genus Clinopodium, in particular:
  • Clinopodium vulgare (Wild Basil proper)
  • Clinopodium ascendens (Ascending Wild Basil)
  • Clinopodium gracile (Slender Wild Basil)
  • Calamintha arkansana (Low Calamint, Limestone Wild Basil)
  • Ocimum gratissimum (African Basil), e.g. in Hawai'i
  • Perilla frutescens (Perilla)
  • Pycnanthemum incanum (Hoary Mountainmint), e.g. in the continental U.S.

    • References

    Wild basil Wikipedia
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