Salvia rosmarinus, synonym Rosmarinus officinalis, commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and purple or sometimes white, pink, or blue flowers. It is a mem
Rosemary in bloom
Rosemary leaves
S. rosmarinus 'Prostratus'
Cross-section of woody stem of Salvia rosmarinus (MHNT)
Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. Within the Lamiaceae, Salvia is part of the tribe Menth
Rosemary
…was reclassified into Salvia, reviving a name first published in 1835 by Fridolin Karl Leopold Spenner, who had transferred the species to the genus Salvia. The epithet officinalis at that time could not be used because the name Salvia officinalis had already been published, so Spenner used the combination…
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Salvia tingitana flower in Behbahan
Male digger bee probing a male-stage flower of Salvia hierosolymitana. The stamens deposit pollen on the bee's back.