Wild basil
"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.
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