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Bayer Code : stiac
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Satureja acinos Scheele, Calmintha acinos (L.) Clairville, Acinos thymoides Moench, Thymus acinos L.
Classification: Labiatae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: basil thyme
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Stein-Bergminze ; ES : albahaca menor ; FR : pouliot des champs ; IT : acino annuale ; EN : basil thyme ; NL : Kleine steentijm ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Cotyledons spatulate
- Entire leaves, elliptical to ovate, entire margin.
- Height 10-45 cm.
- Stem ascendent or spreading.
- Leaves hairy lanceolate or dentate and more or less sharp. Visible vein at lower face but not prominent.
- Flowers purple (3-8) in whorls. Corolla 10-18 mm, purple often marked with white on the lips. Most of flowers outgrow their bracts. Calyx covered with woolly hair. Upper teeth of calyx 0,5-1 mm.
- Frequency: rare in crops.
- Biological type: annual.
Ecological profile (click on flags): Rare Rare Rare