Basil_thyme

<i>Clinopodium acinos</i>

Clinopodium acinos

Species of flowering plant

Clinopodium acinos, many synonyms including Acinos arvensis, known commonly as basil thyme and spring savory, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.[1]

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It is a perennial that usually grows about 8 inches (20 cm) high and spreads 12 inches (30 cm). It prefers to grow in strong sunlight. The scent is faintly reminiscent of thyme, giving it one of its common names.[2]

Clinopodium acinos is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the moth Coleophora tricolor.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Clinopodium acinos (L.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  2. [2]
    "Acinos arvensis - (Lam.)Dandy". Plants For A Future. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  3. [3]
    Ellis, W N. "Coleophora tricolor Walsingham, 1899 basil-thyme case-bearer". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 7 January 2020.


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