Basil Balm vs Cushion Calamint

Clinopodium acinos compared with Clinopodium vulgare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basil Balm	Cushion Calamint
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Lamiaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus same	Clinopodium	Clinopodium
Species	Clinopodium acinos	Clinopodium vulgare

Evolutionary Relationship

Basil Balm and Cushion Calamint share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Clinopodium.

Conservation Status

Basil Balm

LC — Least Concern

Cushion Calamint

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basil Balm	Cushion Calamint
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basil Balm

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Cushion Calamint

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Basil Balm

The Basil Balm (Clinopodium acinos) is a species in the genus Clinopodium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States