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Scientific name:

Clinopodium vulgare

Vernacular name:

Basil, Wild


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Scientific name: Clinopodium vulgare L.

Diagnostic features
Stems erect, to 75cm.
Stem-leaves 1.5-5cm.
Calyx 7-9.5mm, with lower teeth 2.5-4mm.
Corolla 12-22mm in bisexual flowers, pinkish-purple.

Chromosome number: 2n=20.

Habitat
Native; hedgerows, wood-borders and scrubby grassland on light soils.

Distribution
Frequent in Britain North to Central Scotland, introduced and very scattered in Ireland, Alderney.

This species is keyed out on Page 3144 in the Text Key.

Clinopodium vulgare (Basil, Wild)
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