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Santolina chamaecyparissus L.

Lavender cotton (en), Santoline petit-cyprès (fr), Santoline faux cyprès (fr), Santoline petit cyprès (fr), Santoline de Marchi (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Santolina

Characteristics

Tomentose-puberulent subshrub 1–3 dm; lvs 3–10 mm, pinnatifid, with crowded narrow rounded segments, sometimes more elongate, to 3 cm, with more distant segments; heads solitary or few on naked peduncles, the disk 5–12 mm wide; cors conspicuously exceeding the invol; 2n=ca 45. Native of s. Europe, cult. for ornament, and established in waste places near Boston. Oct.
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A shrub. The leaves are alternate and very narrow. They occur closely together along the stem. They are divided and have grey hairs. The flower heads are 1-2 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.55
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A Mediterranean plant. It can grow in poor soils and tolerate drought. They can grow in windy conditions and tolerate some salt spray. In Hobart Botanical gardens.
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Dry ground, stony banks and rocks, usually on calcareous soils.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The leaves are used to flavour soups, sauces, meats and grain dishes. The flower heads are used for tea.
Uses environmental use essential oil medicinal tea
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Gastropoda (leaf), Analgesic (unspecified), Digestive (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Repellant(Insect) (unspecified), Perfume (unspecified), Ringworm (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Fungicide (unspecified), Analgesics (unspecified), Anthelmintics (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (unspecified), Menstruation-inducing agents (unspecified), Parasympatholytics (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 2 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Santolina chamaecyparissus habit picture by Monteiro Henrique (cc-by-sa)
Santolina chamaecyparissus habit picture by Costa Nascimento Alexandre (cc-by-sa)
Santolina chamaecyparissus habit picture by Rico Mende (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Santolina chamaecyparissus leaf picture by Vera Vera (cc-by-sa)
Santolina chamaecyparissus leaf picture by Ian McKenzie (cc-by-sa)
Santolina chamaecyparissus leaf picture by Romagnoli Gabriele (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Santolina chamaecyparissus flower picture by G GM (cc-by-sa)
Santolina chamaecyparissus flower picture by Silvia Maddalena (cc-by-sa)
Santolina chamaecyparissus flower picture by Francesco Rendina (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Santolina chamaecyparissus fruit picture by Else Nolden (cc-by-sa)
Santolina chamaecyparissus fruit picture by Sinan Avcı (cc-by-sa)
Santolina chamaecyparissus fruit picture by Else Nolden (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Santolina chamaecyparissus world distribution map, present in Andorra, Switzerland, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Ecuador, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Italy, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, Peru, Poland, Ukraine, United States of America, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241927-1
WFO ID wfo-0000045085
COL ID 6XJTW
BDTFX ID 60350
INPN ID 120785
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Santolina intricata Santolina brevicaulis Santolina brevidentata Santolina provincialis Santolina microcephala Santolina lobata Santolina rigidula Santolina pecten Santolina sericea Santolina marchii Santolina linearifolia Santolina valida Santolina glabrescens Santolina diversifolia Santolina brevifolia Santolina ruscinonensis Santolina homophylla Santolina pallida Santolina ericoides Santolina chamaecyparissus f. chamaecyparissus Abrotanum foemina Santolina squarrosa Santolina villosissima Santolina dentata Santolina chamaecyparissus var. chamaecyparissus Santolina chamaecyparissus subsp. chamaecyparissus Santolina chamaecyparissus var. mariolensis Santolina chamaecyparissus var. teucrietorum Santolina chamaecyparissus
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