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False rosemary

Conradina canescens

Also called Alse Rosemary

False rosemary
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
SE. Mississippi to NW. Florida
Climate
subtropical

About

Conradina canescens, commonly called false rosemary, is a shrub in the mint family. It is native to the southeastern United States, where it is restricted to coastal areas of Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Its natural habitat is sandhills, coastal scrub, and flatwoods.

This species a shrub that produces light purple flowers. It is distinguished from other Conradina by its linear, revolute leaves that are densely gray-pubescent.

Other Conradina plants

Alse Rosemary · Eton rosemary · Apalachicola false rosemary · Largeflower false rosemary · Cumberland false rosemary · False rosemary

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Conradina canescens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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