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Lamiaceae
Clinopodium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Clinopodium gracile (Bentham) Kuntze. Common name: Slender Wild Basil. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, bottomland forests. Distribution: Native of Asia. Introduced in s. Alabama, Florida, Louisiana (Kartesz 1999; Woods, Diamond, & Searcy 2003), Mississippi (S.W. Leonard, pers. comm. 2005), Georgia (Zomlefer et al. 2011, 2012), and South Carolina (Bradley et al. [in prep.]).

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clade: Clinopodium s.s..

Origin/Endemic status: E., se., and s. Asia

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

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl6, K1, K4, WH3; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Calamintha gracilis Bentham 1848

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