Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Kuntze
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- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Clinopodium gracile (Benth.) Kuntze
- Common Name
- Slender Wild Basil
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Not in Flora of Virginia
- Comments
- An Asiatic mint, frequently cultivated and reported as a naturalized escape in nine states south and southwest of Virginia. A Fairfax County record documented in 2021 by Nelson DeBarros was the first report of the species in Virginia; a second station was reported in 2024 by Rod Simmons.
- Habitat
- Reported as abundant at sites in two different Fairfax County watersheds: on a trailside in a stream valley park and around a stormwater detention pond.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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