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Clinopodium acinos Kuntze

Basil thyme (en), Petit Basilic (fr), Ziziphora acinos (fr), Clinopode acinos (fr), Clinopode des champs (fr), Calament acinos (fr), Thym basilic (fr), Sarriette des champs (fr), Petit basilic (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Clinopodium

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.18
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry sunny banks and in fields on chalky, gravelly and sandy soils.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 6-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

The leaves are used in salads and as a spice.
Uses essential oil medicinal spice
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Carminative (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -17
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Clinopodium acinos habit picture by Océan Gaïa (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium acinos habit picture by pasquale pianese (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium acinos habit picture by Balázs Heizler (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Clinopodium acinos leaf picture by Rudolf Vercammen (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium acinos leaf picture by Océan Gaïa (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium acinos leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Clinopodium acinos flower picture by sylvain bo (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium acinos flower picture by Pascale (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium acinos flower picture by Océan Gaïa (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Clinopodium acinos fruit picture by Daniel Knüttel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Clinopodium acinos world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:445709-1
WFO ID wfo-0000890516
COL ID W6NF
BDTFX ID 18249
INPN ID 91898
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Melissa arvensis Calamintha heterophylla Acinos acinos Acinos acuminatus Acinos arvensis Thymus acinoides Thymus acinos Thymus arvensis Thymus canescens Acinos infectus Thymus concinnus Thymus gibbosus Acinos schizodontus Acinos subcrispus Acinos thymoides Acinos villosus Satureja villosa Satureja acinos Melissa acinos Acinos clinopodiifacie Acinos eglandulosus Calamintha acinos Acinos ymoides Faucibarba acinos Calamintha arvensis Thymus heterophyllus Ziziphora eglandulosa Ziziphora infecta Ziziphora subcrispa Calamintha villosa Acinos arvensis var. acuminatus Acinos arvensis var. argutus Acinos arvensis subsp. eglandulosus Acinos arvensis var. lancifolius Acinos arvensis var. perennans Acinos arvensis subsp. villosus Acinos arvensis var. villosus Acinos thymoides var. perennans Acinos villosus var. argutus Calamintha acinos var. lancifolia Calamintha acinos var. villosa Satureja acinos var. canescens Satureja acinos var. lancifolia Satureja acinos var. ellpitica Clinopodium acinos subsp. villosum Thymus diffusus Acinos thymoides var. villosus Clinopodium acinos
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