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Conradina brevifolia


Short-leaved Rosemary




Origin:  Native to Florida.
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Conradina
Species
brevifolia
Category
Perennials, Woody
Type
Shrub (evergreen)
USDA Hardiness Zone
8a - 9b
Canadian Hardiness Zone
Requires cold season protection under glass.
RHS Hardiness Zone
H5 - H3
Temperature (°C)
(-12.2) - (-3.8 )
Temperature (°F)
10 - 25
Height
1 m
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
General Description
A perennial, aromatic shrub, growing to 1 m in height, from a woody root. Stems are highly branched. Leaves are linear, 4-8 mm long, and fleshy. Lavender flowers arise from the leaf axils.
Cultivation
Will not tolerate shade.
ID Characteristic
"The short-leaved rosemary is one of five shrubby mints in the interior central Florida scrub. The others are Calamintha ashei, Dicerandra frutescens, D. christmanii, and a Dicerandra population whose taxonomic status is unresolved. C. brevifolia was described as a new species by Shinners (1962)" (NatureServe. 2019).
Habitat
Sand scrub with a scattered over story of sand pine (Pinus clausa), interspersed with evergreen scrub oaks (Quercus spp.). C. brevifolia is usually found interspersed in clearings with other small shrubs and herbs.
Leaf Description
The short-leaved rosemary is a perennial shrub with leaves on well-developed flowering branches that are 6.0-8.2 mm long, mostly shorter than the internodes. There are between one and six flowers per axil.
Notable Specimens
Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America.
Propagation
By seed.
References
NatureServe. 2019. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 7.1. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available http://explorer.natureserve.org. (Accessed: May 13, 2019 ).
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