Salvia rosmarinus
Common name
Rosemary
Synonyms
Rosmarinus officinalis L.
Family
Lamiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Violet/Purple
Life cycle
Perennial subshrub to shrub. Reproduces by seed and through vegetative spread by layering and detachment. Small,long-lived seeds are dispersed by water, gravity and animal - often spreads from carelessly discarding garden waste (particularly in sand country)
Reason for introduction
Medicinal and Horticultural
References and further reading
Drew, B.T., J. Gonzalez-Gallegos, C.-L. Xiang, R. Kriebel, C. P.. Drummond, J. B. Walker and K. J. Sytsma. 2017. Salvia united: the greatest good for the greatest number. Taxon 66: 133-145.