Clinopodium acinos

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Acinos arvensis 3.jpg

|status = G5

|status_system = TNC

|taxon = Clinopodium acinos

|authority = (L.) Kuntze

|synonyms =

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|Acinos acinos|(L.) Huth, not validly publ.

|Acinos acuminatus|Friv.

|Acinos arvensis|(Lam.) Dandy

|Acinos arvensis subsp. eglandulosus|(Klokov) Tzvelev

|Acinos arvensis var. acuminatus|(Friv.) Šilic

|Acinos arvensis var. argutus|(Rchb.) Šilic

|Acinos arvensis var. lancifolius|(Murb.) Šilic

|Acinos arvensis var. perennans|(Vis.) Šilic

|Acinos arvensis subsp. villosus|(Pers.) Soják

|Acinos arvensis var. villosus|(Pers.) Šilic

|Acinos clinopodiifacie|Gilib., opus utique oppr.

|Acinos eglandulosus|Klokov

|Acinos infectus|Klokov

|Acinos schizodontus|Klokov

|Acinos subcrispus|Klokov

|Acinos thymoides|Moench

|Acinos thymoides var. perennans|Vis.

|Acinos thymoides var. villosus|(Pers.) Vis.

|Acinos villosus|Pers.

|Acinos villosus var. argutus|Rchb.

|Acinos vulgaris var. villosus|(Pers.) Boenn.

|Calamintha acinos|(L.) Clairv.

|Calamintha acinos var. lancifolia|Murb.

|Calamintha acinos var. villosa|(Pers.) Gaudin

|Calamintha arvensis|Lam.

|Calamintha heterophylla|(Poir.) Heynh.

|Calamintha villosa|(Pers.) A.Terracc.

|Clinopodium acinos subsp. villosum|(Pers.) Peruzzi & F.Conti

|Faucibarba acinos|(L.) Dulac

|Melissa acinos|(L.) Benth.

|Melissa arvensis|(Lam.) Bubani

|Satureja acinos|(L.) Scheele

|Satureja acinos var. canescens|(Dumort.) T.Durand

|Satureja acinos var. ellpitica|Briq.

|Satureja acinos var. lancifolia|(Murb.) Briq.

|Satureja villosa|(Pers.) Dörfl.

|Thymus acinoides|Schleich. ex Rchb., nom. illeg.

|Thymus acinos|L.

|Thymus acinos var. alpinus|Mérat

|Thymus acinos var. incanotomentosus|Lej. & Courtois

|Thymus acinos var. subglabra|Lej.

|Thymus acinos var. villosus|(Pers.) Lej.

|Thymus acinos var. vulgaris|Lej. & Courtois

|Thymus arvensis|(Lam.) Schur

|Thymus canescens|Dumort.

|Thymus concinnus|Salisb., nom. superfl.

|Thymus diffusus|Bluff & Fingerh.

|Thymus gibbosus|Stokes

|Thymus heterophyllus|Poir.

|Ziziphora acinos|(L.) Melnikov

|Ziziphora acuminata|(Friv.) Melnikov

|Ziziphora eglandulosa|(Klokov) Melnikov

|Ziziphora infecta|(Klokov) Melnikov

|Ziziphora schizodonta|(Klokov) Melnikov

|Ziziphora subcrispa|(Klokov) Melnikov

|Ziziphora villosa|(Pers.) Melnikov

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| synonyms_ref = {{Cite POWO|title=Clinopodium acinos (L.) Kuntze|id=445709-1|access-date=2024-01-20|mode=cs1}}

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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 {{convert|8|in|cm}} high and spreads {{convert|12|in|cm}}. It prefers to grow in strong sunlight. The scent is faintly reminiscent of thyme, giving it one of its common names.{{cite web |title=Acinos arvensis - (Lam.)Dandy |url=https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Acinos+arvensis |website=Plants For A Future |access-date=7 January 2020}}

Clinopodium acinos is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the moth Coleophora tricolor.{{cite web |last1=Ellis |first1=W N |title=Coleophora tricolor Walsingham, 1899 basil-thyme case-bearer |url=https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/coleophoridae/coleophora/coleophora-tricolor/ |website=Plant Parasites of Europe |access-date=7 January 2020}}

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