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Salvia rosmarinus

Rosmarinus officinalis.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Rosmarinus officinalis.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Self-sown seedlings on stone wall, Whanganui. Dec 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Self-sown seedling on stone wall, Whanganui. Dec 2011.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Rosemary

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Violet/Purple

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Salvia

Family

Lamiaceae

Authority

Salvia rosmarinus Schleid.

Synonyms

Rosmarinus officinalis L.

Endemic family

Ecology

Reason for introduction

Medicinal and Horticultural

Life cycle and dispersal

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)

Other information

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

SALROS

Referencing and citations

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.

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