Another in z5 NY

last year

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This plant is growing in dry sandy soil, beneath a pine tree, so it’s in nearly full shade. The leaves look a lot like my oregano but the flowers are different.

It has pretty little clusters of flowers along the stem. My (small) hand for scale:

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)

last year

Looks to me like henbit, Lamium amplexicaule.

FWIW, I find most plant ID apps to be only about 50% accurate. You will usually get a far greater degree of accuracy by posting here :-))

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Sigrid
last year
I have an app, New England Wildflowers that's very helpful for ID. You put color, flower shape and # of petals and it gives you a bunch of pictures. You have a fair number to scroll through if it's a common flower color, shape and petals, but it's faster than posting on a board like this.

I'm pretty sure there are other versions, like NY Wildflowers. I like it better than some of the apps where you upload a picture. With those, I always look up the ID and decide if I agree.
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
last year
Clinopodium vulgare, Wild Basil.
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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
last year
Yes I just located more Clinopodium vulgare here. I have only found it in shade.
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Original Author
last year
Wow, thank you all for the replies. It does seem to match wild basil — Clinopodium vulgare. I was expecting it to be something like marjoram because the leaves resembled my oregano. I don’t think I’ll bother to taste it. :)

After seeing the results from various plant ID apps, I’m not interested in using one for myself. And this is one of my favorite forums!

Thanks, all!
Jay 6a Chicago
last year
Ive been growing wild basil for a few years. Prairie Moon Nursery sells it under the synonym Saturgea vulgaris.