*Ocimum basilicum Linnaeus. Mediterranean Basil. Phen: Apr-Jun. Hab: Commonly cultivated in gardens, rarely persistent for short times around gardens or as a waif on trash-heaps, probably not persistent in most of our area. Dist: Native of tropical Asia and tropical Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy: = Bah, C, Fl6, G, Il, K1, K3, K4, Meso4.2, NE, NY, S, WH3; = n/a – Pa, RAB
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL
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