Biology:Santolina pinnata

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Santolina

Santolina pinnata
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At the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University botanical garden
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Close up of inflorescence
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Santolina
Species:
S. pinnata
Binomial name
Santolina pinnata
Viv.
Synonyms[1]
  • Santolina leucantha Bertol.

Santolina pinnata, called lavender cotton along with other members of its genus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to northwest Italy.[1] Its putative subspecies Santolina pinnata subsp. neapolitana, the rosemary-leaved lavender cotton, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15551520 entry