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Clinopodium acinos

Clinopodium acinos, many synonyms including Acinos arvensis, known commonly as basil thyme and spring savory, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.

It is a perennial that usually grows about high and spreads . It prefers to grow in strong sunlight. The scent is faintly reminiscent of thyme, giving it one of its common names.

Clinopodium acinos is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the moth Coleophora tricolor.

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