Kentucky Plant Atlas




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Lamiaceae <Nepetoideae-Ocimeae> Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicum L.
ALI: AS+ HAB: n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a ABU: n/a, n/a, 0
This is widely cultivated as "basil" for culinary use, but it is a largely tropical species that does not persist in the wild (W). The tribe Ocimeae also contains Coleus sensu lato, a group of largely tropical species that includes the commonly cultivated ornamental plant, C. scutellarioides (L.) Benth.