Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:587. 1753
Verified:
04/27/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Brown, R. G. & M. L. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous plants of Maryland Note: = Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch
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- Cantin, P. D. & S. J. Wagstaff. 1998. A reexamination of North American Satureja s.l. (Lamiaceae) in light of molecular evidence. Brittonia 50:70.
- Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: = Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch
- Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 213.
- Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
- Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2 Note: = Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2. Note: = Satureja vulgaris (L.) Fritsch
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- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
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Common names
English
cushion calamint – dogmint – wild basil – English (Canada)
wild basil – French (Canada)
sarriette vulgaire – German
gewöhnlicher Wirbeldost – Swedish
bergmynta –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | n. |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Tunisia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia | Eastern Siberia | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation-Western Siberia | Western Siberia | s.w. |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Cyprus | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Lebanon | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Belarus | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Estonia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Latvia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Lithuania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | incl. Krym |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czechoslovakia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Former Yugoslavia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sardinia, Sicily |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Québec | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Illinois | n.e. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Minnesota | e. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maine | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Hampshire | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New Jersey | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Ohio | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Rhode Island | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | West Virginia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Kentucky | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Maryland | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | North Carolina | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Tennessee | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Virginia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | s. |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | Washington Co. |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
| 4 | Naturalized | | | | | natzd. elsewhere |
Native
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
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SIBERIA:
Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia (s.w.)], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Czechoslovakia, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Minnesota (e.), Illinois (n.e.), Wisconsin]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona (s.), Utah (Washington Co.)]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere)
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Bee plants | honey production | | Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316629.
Accessed 9 May 2025.