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Field Basil - Satureja vulgaris
Other Names:  Wild Basil, Clinopodium vulgare

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Non-native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNA
C-value: 1


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General Description
Rhizomatous perennial. Stems erect, 20–40 cm, mostly simple. Herbage sparsely hirsute. Leaves petiolate; blades lanceolate to ovate, 1–3 cm long, crenate. Inflorescence of dense bracteate verticillasters, terminal or in axils of uppermost leaves. Flowers: calyx tubular, 8–10 mm long, villous, lobes unequal, setaceous, upper longer than lower; corolla purple, 10–12 mm long, campanulate, indistinctly bilabiate (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments
Native to Europe, eastern North America, introduced elsewhere. Known from Flathead County (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 2

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Habitat

Ecology
POLLINATORS
The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap: Bombus vagans (Colla and Dumesh 2010).

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Field Basil — Satureja vulgaris.  Montana Field Guide.  .  Retrieved on , from