Lamiaceae
Wild basil
Clinopodium vulgare
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Clinopodium
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Common names
By language (30)
- ab
- Агәыхьхәшә
- Arabic
- رأس العصفور
- arz
- راس العصفور
- Asturian
- Nébeda
- Belarusian
- Вырачка звычайная
- Bulgarian
- Котешка стъпка
- Catalan
- Clinopode
- Chinese
- 欧洲风轮菜
- Czech
- Klinopád obecný
- Danish
- Kransbørste
- Dutch
- Borstelkrans
- English
- Wild basil
- Estonian
- Harilik mägimünt
- Finnish
- Lehtomäkiminttu, Mäkiminttu
- French
- Clinopode, Calament clinopode, Clinopode commun
- German
- Gemeiner Wirbeldost, Borstige Bergminze, Gewöhnlicher Wirbeldost, Clinopode
- hsb
- Wšědna čisćica
- Irish
- Saoisteog
- ks
- مادَل
- Lithuanian
- Krūminė šunmėtė, Clinopode
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kransmynte
- pcd
- Bazélique, Bazlique
- Polish
- Klinopodium pospolite, Czyścica storzyszek
- Russian
- Пахучка обыкновенная
- Slovak
- Jarva obyčajná
- Slovenian
- Navadna mačja zel
- Spanish
- Albahaca de monte, Albahaca silvestre, Albahaca silvestre mayor, Angelotes, Cuatro hermanas castellanas, Cuatro-hermanas castellanas, Hierba capuchina, Nebida
- Swedish
- Bergmynta, Clinopode
- Ukrainian
- Пахучка звичайна
- Welsh
- Brenhinllys gwyllt
Synonyms
- Acinos vulgaris (L.) Pers.
- Calamintha clinopodium (Vest) Spenn.
- Calamintha vulgaris (L.) Druce
- Clinopodium clinopodium (Vest) Degen
- Faucibarba clinopodium (Vest) Dulac
- Melissa clinopodium (Vest) Benth.
- Melissa vulgaris (L.) Trevis.
- Satureja clinopodium (Vest) Caruel
- Satureja vulgaris (L.) Bég.
- Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch
- Thymus clinopodium Vest
Flowers
- In flower
- June to October (from 3,436 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: giantcicada, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: art_leostrin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.