Santolina rosmarinifolia L.

Santoline à feuilles de Romarin (fr), Santoline à feuilles de romarin (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Santolina

Characteristics

A herb.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	shrub
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	anemochory
Mature width (meter)	1.0
Mature height (meter)	0.5
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	-

Environment

Sandy stony places and dry rocks from the lowland to the mountains.

More

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The flowering parts are used for a herbal tea.

Uses	medicinal tea
Edible	flowers
Therapeutic use	-
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°)	-18 - 21
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-18
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Habit

Leaf

Flower

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241995-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000014722
COL ID	79K4L
BDTFX ID	60374
INPN ID	120802
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Santolina rosmarinifolia Santolina rosmarinifolia var. rosmarinifolia

Lower taxons

Santolina rosmarinifolia subsp. rosmarinifolia Santolina rosmarinifolia subsp. ceratophylla Santolina rosmarinifolia subsp. arrabidensis Santolina rosmarinifolia subsp. castellana