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Scientific name:

Rosmarinus officinalis

Vernacular name:

Rosemary


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Rosemary

Scientific name: Rosmarinus officinalis L.

Diagnostic features
Usually erect shrub to 2m, with characteristic scent.
Leaves 1.5-4cm, tomentose on (mostly hidden) lowerside.
Corolla 10-15mm.

Chromosome number: (2n=24).

Habitat
Introduced-naturalized; much grown in gardens, self-sown on walls and rough ground.

Distribution
Sporadic in South England, Caerns, Cheshire and Channel Islands, not fully frost-hardy; Mediterranean.

This species is keyed out on Page 3092: Rosmarinus & other genera in the Text Key.

Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)
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