Species

Acinos arvensis

Etymology

arvensis: Growing in arable fields

Common Name(s)

basil thyme

Authority

Acinos arvensis (Lam.) Dandy

Family

Lamiaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

ACIARV

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Flower Colours

Violet / Purple,White

Year Naturalised

1870

Origin

Eurasia, Mediterranean, N. Europe

Reason For Introduction

Probably accidental.

This page last updated on 17 Mar 2013