Ocimum basilicum
Sweet basilAn aromatic mint-family herb widely used in cooking.
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Do not use photographs or online summaries to identify wild plants for eating or medicinal use. Some poisonous plants resemble edible species and even handling certain species can cause harm.
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An aromatic mint-family herb widely used in cooking.
An evergreen Mediterranean aromatic shrub, formerly widely classified as Rosmarinus officinalis.
A lemon-scented mint-family garden plant used to flavour teas and food.
A highly poisonous nightshade containing tropane alkaloids.
A perennial plant whose stinging hairs can irritate skin.
A familiar composite-flowered plant with yellow flower heads and wind-dispersed seeds.
An aromatic daisy-family annual with white ray flowers.
An attractive garden flower with tall spikes of bell-shaped blooms.
A perennial meadow plant with finely divided foliage and flat-topped flower clusters.
An aromatic shrub with purple flowers attractive to pollinators.
An ornamental woodland plant with fragrant white bells and red berries.
A highly toxic annual with trumpet-shaped flowers and spiky seed capsules.
A yellow-flowering herb also sold in supplements.
A low-growing perennial with a rosette of broad leaves, often tolerant of trampling.
A yellow-flowered plant associated with European mountain meadows, vulnerable to collection pressure in some regions.
A shrub bearing broad white flower clusters and dark berries.
An evergreen hemisparasite growing on host trees, often with white berries.
A long-lived conifer with conspicuous red fleshy seed coverings.
A tall invasive umbellifer containing phototoxic sap.
A striking blue-violet garden and mountain flower containing potent toxic alkaloids.
An aromatic mint hybrid known for menthol-rich oils.
A spring-flowering plant whose yellow heads often appear before the leaves.
A familiar tree with pale peeling bark and drooping branches, often an early colonizer of open ground.