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*Ocimum basilicum Linnaeus. Common name: Mediterranean Basil. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: 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. Distribution: Native of tropical Asia and tropical Africa.

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, C, Fl6, G, Il, K4, Meso4.2, Mo3, NE, NY, S, WH3; = n/a — Pa, RAB. Basionym: Ocimum basilicum L. 1753

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL

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native range: Asia & Africa



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