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Holy basil (flower)

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Photo by SisirBanga
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Field Notes

Description:

The purplish flowers are placed in close whorls on elongate racemes.

Notes:

Commonly known as tulsi. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and the leaves are part of worship.

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