Wild or Field Basil

Wild or Field Basil

Satureja vulgaris or Clinopodium vulgare

Mint Family - Lamiaceae

Fuzzy, round clusters at the top of the square, hairy stem and in the upper leaf axils are a combination of pink to rose-purple flowers and stiff, hairy, pointed bracts.

Leaves, usually untoothed and oval, are opposite.

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Two-lipped flowers are about 0.5" long. (Photographed - July)