Ocimum basilicum L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Lamiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Annual 3–5 dm, with ovate or lance-ovate lvs tapering to the base and with long spikes of small white fls; fruiting cal 7–9 mm; 2n=48. Native of trop. Asia and Afr., established as a weed in trop. Amer., and occasionally escaped in our range.
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Common Names
basil