Westringia fruticosa

Common name: Coast Rosemary, Australian Rosemary

Family: Lamiaceae

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Country of Origin: E. Australia

Description: [Syn Westringia rosmariniformis]

This species has rosemary-like leaves, and makes a compact, rounded shrub 6 ft (1.8 m) high and about as wide with rather stiffly spreading branches. The narrow leaves, arranged in 4s, are gray-green on top, white and felt-like underneath. The small flowers, white with purple blotches in the throat, appear most of the year. Coast rosemary will tolerate salt-laden winds and can be grown as a hedge in seaside gardens.

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USDA Zone: 9-11

Source: Unknown

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: euasterid I
• Order: Lamiales
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• Family: Lamiaceae
• SubFamily: Prostantheroideae
• Tribe: Westringieae
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References:

1. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
3. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.

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