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basil
Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicum
basil Mint Family
Ocimum basilicum Lamiaceae
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common names
  basil
  great basil
accepted scientific name
  Ocimum basilicum L.
rules for finding collection records
  Ocimum basilicum (48)
family name
  Lamiaceae
Image Author: ©2006 Marcio Ramalho, Forest And Kim Starr
Image License: CC BY
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Five petals, Irregularly shaped flowers, Flowers in whorls
Petal colors: color color
Leaf: Opposite, Simple
Plant Observed All Year
Pantropical. Naturalized in Hawaii.

How Likely at this Location (16%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (45%)
where plant found
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