PLANTS Profile for Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary)

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PLANTS Profile

Rosmarinus officinalis L.
rosemary

Symbol:

ROOF

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I


Common Names:
	romero

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©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Rosmarinus officinalis L.

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Synonyms:
Rosmarinus officinalis L.

ROOFP2

Rosmarinus officinalis L. var. prostratus hort.

Distribution:
Rosmarinus officinalis L.


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USA (CA, NC, OR, SC, TX), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Rosmarinus officinalis L.

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 1 species in Rosmarinus

Classification:
Rosmarinus officinalis L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus	Rosmarinus L. – rosemary
Species	Rosmarinus officinalis L. – rosemary

Introduced Information:
Rosmarinus officinalis L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Rosmarinus officinalis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 32677.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 09/22/2008 11:02 PM MDT