Clinopodium vulgare Linnaeus. clade: Clinopodium s.s.. Wild Basil. Phen: Jul-Sep. Hab: Pastures, roadbanks, forests, thin soils around rock outcrops. Dist: NL (Newfoundland) to MB, south to NC, sc. TN, and KS; widespread in Europe; scattered in w. North America, apparently as an introduction. Plants in our area reflect both native and introduced genotypes.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, S, Va, Cantino & Wagstaff (1998), Shinners (1962a); = Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch – C, G, RAB, Tn, W; > Clinopodium vulgare L. var. neogaea (Fernald) C.F.Reed; > Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch var. diminuta (Simon) Fernald & Wiegand – F; > Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch var. neogaea Fernald – F, Tat; > Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch var. vulgaris – F
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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