Wild Basil - Clinopodium vulgare
Alternative names
Cushion Calamint
Description
Short to medium, softly hairy plant, slightly aromatic. Stems usually unbranched. Leaves oval, slightly toothed and short stalked. Flowers pinkish purple 12 to 22 mm long in dense rather distant whorls, the upper lip flat. Calyx purplish.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Scrub, banks and dry grassy places usually but not always on dry calcareous soils.
When to see it
Late June to September.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Occasional but widespread in much of Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly widespread though not particularly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 61 of the 617 tetrads.
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