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Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare)

Image ID: sc19

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Native
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint)
Height: 0.6 to 1.7 ft.
Blooms: June to September
Leaf Type: smooth
Bloom Size:  0.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Flat or rounded clusters, Irregular blossoms
Location: Sandy Creek Trail
Date:  7/20/2002
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Wild Basil may be easily confused with:
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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