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Lamiaceae

The mint family

Mints, basils, thyme, sage, rosemary and oregano: square stems and scented leaves.

Order Lamiales · mints, verbenas, olives and sesame Asterids 15 pages

🌿 Herbs (15)

Basil
The sweet, clove-scented king of summer herbs
Holy basil
Tulsi: the sacred, clove-scented basil of India and Thailand
🌶️ Heat Faint
Hyssop
A bitter, minty herb of the Tudor garden and the absinthe still
Lavender
The fragrant herb that belongs in the kitchen, sparingly
Lemon balm
The gentle, bee-friendly lemon herb of the mint family
Marjoram
Oregano's sweeter, gentler sister
Mint
Cool, sweet and impossible to keep in its place
Oregano
The pizza herb, and one of the few better dried than fresh
🌶️ Heat Faint
Pennyroyal
A pungent little mint with a Portuguese kitchen and a toxic oil
Rosemary
Resinous, needle-leaved herb of the Mediterranean coast
Sage
Velvety, savoury herb for fat, pork and brown butter
Savory
The peppery 'bean herb' of Europe
🌶️ Heat Faint
Shiso
The minty, cumin-edged leaf of Japanese cooking
Thai basil
Purple-stemmed, anise-scented basil of Southeast Asia
Thyme
The small-leaved backbone of slow cooking

Related families

Others in Asterids, starting with those in the same order.

Pedaliaceae · sesame family Verbenaceae · verbena family Rubiaceae · coffee and madder family Boraginaceae · borage family Solanaceae · nightshade family Asteraceae · daisy family Adoxaceae · moschatel family Apiaceae · carrot family

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