Basil

OCIMUM BASILICUM

Aka: sweet basil, Genovese basil
Family: Lamiaceae 

Annual

Fresh Basil
Dried Basil
Basil

» Recipes with Basil

• Herb Salt
• Herb Sauce

» Recipes with Basil

• Herb Salt
• Herb Sauce

» Basil is common in these Cuisines

 France
 Greece
 Italy
 Mexico
 Spain

» Basil is common in these Cuisines

 France
 Greece
 Italy
 Mexico
 Spain


The Lamiaceae Family

a family of flowering plants
AKA: the mint, deadnettle or sage family

Kingdom: Plantae   Clades: Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Asterids   Order: Lamiales