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Ocimum basilicum
***Basil, originally from India, is best known as a culinary herb prominently featured in Italian cuisine, and also plays a major role in the Northeast Asian cuisine of Taiwan and the Southeast Asian cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Depending on the species and cultivar, the leaves may taste somewhat like anise, with a strong, pungent, often sweet smell.
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Sold as Russian basil at a farmers market. Sat ungrowing for about a month, now it wont stop growing. Very tasty! Appears to be flowering now. My wife senses a "black licorice" scent. All i smell is basil. ;) ***from wikipedia
Spotted on Jul 2, 2011
Submitted on Jul 2, 2011
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I notice a variety with a licorice flavor/scent at the herb cottage website. Perhaps that is what it actually is. <a href="http://www.theherbcottage.com/basil_var.html"> Anise Basil </a>