Clinopodium vulgare L.

Wild Basil

Lamiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Lamiaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Clinopodium (Calamint)

Synonyms

Clinopodium vulgare
Acinos vulgaris
Melissa clinopodium
Melissa vulgaris

Related species

Clinopodium acinos (L.) Kuntze - Basil Thyme
Clinopodium alpinum (L.) Kuntze - Alpine Calamint
Clinopodium nepeta (L.) Kuntze - Lesser Calamint
Clinopodium menthifolium (Host) Stace - Wood Calamint
Clinopodium vulgare L. - Wild Basil

Traits


    30–60 cm tall. inflorescence: whorled. whorls: 8–25‑flowered, with an up to 5 mm long stalk, densely flowered, with a sheath of long-haired bristly leaves at the base. flowers: mostly bluish to violet. corolla: 10–25 mm long. corolla-tube: bent. upper-lip: flat to sl...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Clinopodium vulgare

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Clinopodium vulgare

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Clinopodium vulgare

Clinopodium vulgare

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, ruderal vegetation

  • in dry habitats

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