Basil Balm vs Lesser calamint

Clinopodium acinos compared with Clinopodium nepeta

Key Differences

• Basil Balm is Least Concern while Lesser calamint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basil Balm	Lesser 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 nepeta

Evolutionary Relationship

Basil Balm and Lesser calamint share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Clinopodium.

Conservation Status

Basil Balm

LC — Least Concern

Lesser calamint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basil Balm	Lesser 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).

Lesser calamint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 4 countries:

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