| Genus species: | Ocimum basilicum | ||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Basil | ||||||||||
| Family Name: | Lamiaceae 
Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, the stems square, and foliage often aromatic; leaves opposite, simple; flowers bisexual, mostly irregular, the corolla frequently 2-lipped; fruit splitting into 4 nutlets. | ||||||||||
| Seed Type: | Angiosperm | ||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Nonnative | ||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | ||||||||||
| Flower Color: | White | ||||||||||
| CNC Habitat: | Herb Wall | ||||||||||
| Identified by: | J.D. Mancini | ||||||||||
| Months in Bloom: The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming. | |||||||||||
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