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basil
Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicum
basil Mint Family
Ocimum basilicum Lamiaceae
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common names
  basil
  great basil
accepted scientific name
  •Ocimum basilicum L.
rules for finding collection records
  Ocimum basilicum (235)
family name
  • Lamiaceae
Image Author: ©2006 Marcio Ramalho, Forest And Kim Starr
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Five petals, Irregularly shaped flowers, Flowers in whorls
Petal colors: color color
Leaf: Opposite, Simple
Plant Observed All Year

Plant Showiness (45%)
base map where plant found
mag select

Forest
Disturbed
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
Grassland
Native Plant Status
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native Not Native
native Not Present