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Ocimum basilicumbasil. The plant, purchased from Berkeley Bowl, is also called sweet basil or Genovese basil, the staple of Italian cooking. Basil has been cultivated since time immemorial, reaching the Mediterraneum well before the beginning of the Current Era. Note the style.
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Originating in central Mexico. UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens.
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Singapore, Central Singapore, Singapore
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Cat's Whiskers flower in various stages of blooming, taken on the big island of Hawaii near Hilo, November 2007
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Makriamos, Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Alaala wai nui wahine or Cockspur flowerLamiaceaeIndigenous to the Hawaiian Islands (All the main islands except Kahoolawe, but may also have occurred there in the past)Oahu (Cultivated)Leaves (lau) were used in lei making by early Hawaiians.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Plectranthus_parviflorus
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Orinda, California, United States
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Orinda, California, United States
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Orinda, California, United States
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Guacimal, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Orinda, California, United States
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Orinda, California, United States
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Somebody brought a cutting from the jungle for my garden. What is it?
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Orthosiphon aristatusFamily : LamiaceaeNative to Australian rainforest, popular in the gardens.
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Julatten, Queensland, Australia