LamiaceaeSubfamily Ajugoideae
Subfamily Lamioideae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Subfamily Prostantheroideae
Subfamily Scutellarioideae
Subfamily Symphorematoideae
Subfamily Viticoideae
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Westringia fruiticosa J. E. Smith
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: Coast Rosemary, Australian Rosemary
- Family: Lamiaceae Lindl.
- Country of Origin: southeastern Australia
- Habitat:
- Description: [Syn Westringia rosmariniformis]
This species has rosemary-like leaves, and makes a compact, rounded shrub 6 ft (1.8 m) high and about as wide with rather stiffly spreading branches. The narrow leaves, arranged in 4s, are gray-green on top, white and felt-like underneath. The small flowers, white with purple blotches in the throat, appear most of the year. Coast rosemary will tolerate salt-laden winds and can be grown as a hedge in seaside gardens.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 198501235
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 2301 - NE Bench - Temperate Australasian
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-07-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Lamiales
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- Family: Lamiaceae
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References:Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
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