PLANTS Profile for Ocimum campechianum (least basil)

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PLANTS Profile

Ocimum campechianum Mill.
least basil

Symbol:

OCCA5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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Ocimum campechianum Mill.

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Synonyms:
Ocimum campechianum Mill.

OCMI2

Ocimum micranthum Willd.

Distribution:
Ocimum campechianum Mill.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Ocimum campechianum Mill.

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 6 species in Ocimum

Classification:
Ocimum campechianum Mill.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus	Ocimum L. – basil
Species	Ocimum campechianum Mill. – least basil

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ocimum campechianum Mill.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
ocimum		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Ocimum campechianum Mill.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507087.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 06:31 AM CDT