Basil

Ocimum basilicum L.

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Ocimum basilicum (Basil) is a species of plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is a photoautotroph.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000013
Definition: A process during which a living entity generates food from abiotic sources and captures energy from light.

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EOL has data for 16 attributes, including:

Vegetative plant height
- URI: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Plant_height_vegetative
- Definition: the plant height considering the highest vegetative component
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0.32 m
habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
- Definition: The organism inhabits this environment or ecoregion.
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deciduous forest
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000816
- Definition: a forest in which the majority of trees shed foliage simultaneously in response to seasonal change.
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form
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self-supporting growth form
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
- Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000013
- Definition: A process during which a living entity generates food from abiotic sources and captures energy from light.
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woodiness
- URI: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&trait=Woodiness
- Definition: a feature of the whole plant, defining the occurrence and distribution of wood (secondary xylem) along the stem
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herbaceous
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q190903
- Definition: plant which has no persistent woody stem above ground
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