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*Clinopodium gracile (Bentham) Kuntze. clade: Clinopodium s.s.. Common name: Slender Wild Basil. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, bottomland forests. Distribution: Native of Asia. Introduced in s. AL, FL, LA (Kartesz 1999; Woods, Diamond, & Searcy 2003), MS (S.W. Leonard, pers. comm. 2005), GA (Zomlefer et al. 2011, 2012), and SC (Bradley et al. [in prep.]).

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Taxonomy Comments: This taxon is part of Clinopodium s.s.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl6, K4, WH3; = n/a — RAB; Calamintha gracilis Bentham. Basionym: Calamintha gracilis Benth. 1848

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