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Accession Data:

Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce

  • Common Name: Coast Rosemary, Australian Rosemary
  • Family: Lamiaceae Lindl.

  • Country of Origin: E. Australia

  • 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.

  • USDA Zone: 9-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198501235
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 2107 - MED:Western Australia B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 08-22-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Lamiaceae
  • SubFamily: Prostantheroideae
  • Tribe: Westringieae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New South Wales / Queensland

References (external):

  1. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  3. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.

data regenerated on Sat, 05 Oct 2024 14:09:23 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Subfamily Prostantheroideae
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  • Prostanthera rotundifolia
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W/C = Wild Collected
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