Skip to main content

Ocimum basilicum L.
Basil

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 2:597 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Aromatic annual or perennial, herb, to 0.6 m high. Fl. blue-purple/pink/white, Feb or Apr to Aug. Sandy soils. Disturbed areas.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 August 2007
Image

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Pindanland.
IMCRA Regions
Canning.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley.