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Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare)
Image ID: 2011/gtwn68
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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: Ghost Town Trail
Date: 6/19/2011
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Wild Basil may be
easily confused with:
- Lyre-Leaved Sage
Wild basil flowers grow from a disc-like head.
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.
