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Rosemary🌿
Salvia rosmarinus
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An evergreen shrub in the mint family native to the Mediterranean. Japanese name 'Mannenrou'. The small, needle-like leaves have a sweet, fresh aroma. Widely used as a culinary herb for meat dishes. Essential oil obtained by steam distillation is also used medicinally and in aromatherapy.
Identification Points
- ✓Needle-like opposite leaves, whitish underneath
- ✓Square stems (mint family characteristic)
- ✓Small pale blue-purple labiate flowers
Habitat
Gardens, herb gardens, cultivated
Season
Year-round (leaves), March to May and November (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Opposite
Leaf type
Simple
Growth form
Shrub
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Flower color
Purple
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionシソ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Lamiales > Lamiaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
📖Wikipedia 日本語版↗
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