Kebnat
PLANTS

Wild basil

Clinopodium vulgare

Plants
NativeHerbPerennial
Wild basil, In flower
Wild basil, In fruit
Wild basil, photo 3 of 5
30–70 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 30–70 cm. Grows in forests.

There are 212 observations of Wild basil in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais86
  2. Estrie47
  3. Montérégie20
  4. Laurentides19
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue9
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  7. Lanaudière5
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  9. Montréal4
  10. Côte-Nord4
  11. Centre-du-Québec2
  12. Capitale-Nationale2
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  14. Laval1

Habitat

ForestCephas

Similar species

Common selfhealPrunella vulgaris
OreganoOriganum vulgare
Water mintMentha aquatica
Splitlip hempnettleGaleopsis bifida
Wild mintMentha arvensis
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Brittlestem hempnettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Basil thymeClinopodium acinos
Purple deadnettleLamium purpureum
HenbitLamium amplexicaule
Lesser calamintClinopodium nepeta
Marsh hedgenettleStachys palustris