Acinos arvensis
Common name
Basil thyme
Family
Lamiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
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.
ACIARV
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Violet/Purple, White
Year naturalised
1870
Origin
Eurasia, Mediterranean, N. Europe
Etymology
arvensis: Growing in arable fields
Reason For Introduction
Probably accidental.