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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Lamiaceae
Acinos arvensis (Lam.) Dandy
basil-thyme, mother-of-thyme
Acinos: aromatic herb mentioned by Pliny, variously ascribed to be wild basil, basil-thyme; a grape
arvensis: of planted fields
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 4"-8" tall forb; stems square, finely hairy, usually branched from the base |
| Flower: | blue to pale purple, 5-parted, 1/3" wide, irregular tube shape, on short stalks directly from the stem, lower lip divided into 2 equal parts, upper lip with 2 small teeth  ; inflorescence a widely-separated whorl of 1-3 flowers from the upper leaf axils; blooms June-Sept. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, oval to elliptic, usually less than 3 times as long as wide |
| Habitat: | disturbed areas, roadsides |
| (Glossary) |
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