Pollinator plant

Wild basil

Clinopodium vulgare

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Common names

36 names · 27 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (26)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • حبق بري[3]
  • رأس العصفور[3]
  • ريحان بري[3]
Belarusian
  • Вырачка звычайная[3]
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 欧洲风轮菜[3]
Czech
  • klinopád obecný[3]
Danish
  • Kransbørste[3]
Estonian
  • harilik mägimünt[3]
  • harilik piparrohi[3]
Finnish
  • lehtomäkiminttu[3]
  • Mäkiminttu[3]
German
  • Gewöhnlicher Wirbeldost[2][3]
Hebrew
  • קלינופודיון מנוצה[3]
Hungarian
  • Borsfű[3]
  • közönséges borsfű[3]
Italian
Latvian
  • Parastā smaržmētra[3]
Lithuanian
  • Krūminė šunmėtė[3]
Norwegian
  • kransmynte[3]
Polish
  • czyścica storzyszek[3]
  • Klinopodium pospolite[3]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Пахучка обыкновенная[3]
Slovak
  • jarva obyčajná[3]
Slovenian
  • navadna mačja zel[3]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
  • Yabani Fesleğen[3]
Ukrainian
  • Пахучка звичайна[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • wild basil — Page 2, column 2, row top 82 pt; common-name cell after Clinopodium vulgare.; Clinopodium vulgare.
[2] Clinopodium vulgare — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Wild Basil — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Gewöhnlicher Wirbeldost — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • American wild basil — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Albahaca Morada — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Calament commun — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Grand Basilic — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Sariette commune — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Clinopodio dei boschi — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Borstelkrans — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Zópiro — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
[3] Clinopodium vulgare — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Wild Basil — results[18].names[1]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Gewöhnlicher Wirbeldost — results[18].names[4]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • American wild basil — results[18].names[28]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Albahaca Morada — results[18].names[2]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Calament commun — results[18].names[5]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Grand Basilic — results[18].names[7]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Sariette commune — results[18].names[6]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Clinopodio dei boschi — results[18].names[20]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Borstelkrans — results[18].names[23]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Zópiro — results[18].names[29]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • קלינופודיון מנוצה — results[18].names[8]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Пахучка обыкновенная — results[18].names[9]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Clinopodi — results[18].names[10]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • klinopád obecný — results[18].names[11]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • kransmynte — results[18].names[12]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Krūminė šunmėtė — results[18].names[13]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • lehtomäkiminttu — results[18].names[14]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Klinopodium pospolite — results[18].names[15]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • közönséges borsfű — results[18].names[16]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Borsfű — results[18].names[17]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • jarva obyčajná — results[18].names[18]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • bergmynta — results[18].names[19]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • harilik mägimünt — results[18].names[21]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • harilik piparrohi — results[18].names[22]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Kransbørste — results[18].names[24]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Пахучка звичайна — results[18].names[25]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Вырачка звычайная — results[18].names[26]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Mäkiminttu — results[18].names[27]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • رأس العصفور — results[18].names[30]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • حبق بري — results[18].names[31]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • ريحان بري — results[18].names[32]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • navadna mačja zel — results[18].names[33]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Parastā smaržmētra — results[18].names[34]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • Yabani Fesleğen — results[18].names[35]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • czyścica storzyszek — results[18].names[36]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
  • 欧洲风轮菜 — results[18].names[37]; taxon id 84281; Clinopodium vulgare.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Clinopodium vulgare is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Clinopodium vulgare in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Wild basil (Clinopodium vulgare) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Clinopodium vulgare — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5329739; ID W6WV; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5329739; ID W6WV; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 2, entry Clinopodium vulgare (top 82 pt)

    Source checked on .