- Rosmarinus
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Rosemarinus officinalis"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Lamiaceae
genus = "Rosmarinus"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Rosmarinus eriocalyx " "Rosmarinus officinalis""Rosmarinus" is a small genus of woody, perennial
herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves in the familyLamiaceae , native to theMediterranean region .There are just two species, "R. officinalis" (
Rosemary ), widespread in the Mediterranean region, and "R. eriocalyx", native to northwestAfrica and southernSpain . The latter differs from the well-knownherb rosemary in its smaller leaves, only 5-15 mm long and less than 2 mm broad, and densely hairy flower stems. It also tends to be lower-growing, often under 25 cm tall and prostrate, and never exceeding 1 m tall ("R. officinalis" can reach 1.5 m, exceptionally 2 m, tall).
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