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Rosemary
(Rosmarinus officinalis)
Species Distribution
Height:
It commonly reaches 3 feet in height and stretch up to 5 feet wide in warmer climates.
Leaf and Bark Type:
Rosemary is a woody-stemmed plant with thick, aromatic and needle-like leaves.
Where does it grow and in what conditions:
Rosemary grows in Texas, California, North Carolina, South Carolina and Oregon, but is widely cultivated elsewhere for its taste and smell. Rosemary tolerates partial shade but prefers full sun. It grows in soils with a pH between 6 and 7.
Pollinators:
Bees are the pollinators for this common spice.
Flowers:
These flowers hermaphodites and are small and vary from white to pink to blue. They often bloom in the mid spring and produce seed from spring until summer.
Fruits:
Rosemary produces a moderate amound of conspicuous brown fruits or seeds.
Uses
Rosemary is widely used as a culinary spice but also for its astringent, tonic, carminative, antispasmodic, and diaphoretic properties. It is kown as one of the oldes known medicinal herbs, and was used centuries ago to enhance mental function and memory. It is also noted to be antimicrobial and a natural flea and tick repellent.
GPS location
Submitted by Clifton and Yarbrough
Citations:
http://bonnieplants.com/growing/growing-rosemary/
http://www.drugs.com/npc/rosemary.html/
http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rosmarinus+officinalis
http://www.gardenguides.com/taxonomy/rosemary-rosmarinus-officinalis/s
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