Clinopodium acinos

Clinopodium acinos
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Clinopodium
Species:	C. acinos
Binomial name
Clinopodium acinos (L.) Kuntze
Synonyms
List 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

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 8 inches (20 cm) high and spreads 12 inches (30 cm). It prefers to grow in strong sunlight. The scent is faintly reminiscent of thyme, giving it one of its common names.

Clinopodium acinos is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the moth Coleophora tricolor.