Rosemary is a shrub of the Lamiaceae family, native to Europe and the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa. It was introduced to China as early as the Cao Wei Dynasty, and is now occasionally used in gardens. Rosemary flowers and leaves can extract antioxidants and rosemary essential oil with excellent antioxidant properties, which have high economic value.

Rosemary

Rosemary is a shrub, up to 2 meters high. The stems and old branches are cylindrical, with dark gray cortex, irregular longitudinal cracks, and massive peeling. The young branches are quadrangular and densely covered with white star-like fine hairs. The leaves are often clustered on branches, with very short stalks or sessile, linear leaves, 1-2.5 cm long, 1-2 mm wide, blunt apex, attenuate base, entire edge, curled back, leathery, slightly above. Glossy, almost hairless, densely covered with white star-shaped hairs underneath.

Chinese scientific name: Rosemary

Latin scientific name: Rosmarinus officinalis

Also known as: Ocean dew, tansy

World: Kingdom Plant

Phylum: Angiosperm

Class: Dicotyledon

Subclass: Synaptophyta

Order ：Tubular order

Family: Lamiaceae

Subfamily: Aromatinae

Family: Rosemary family

Genus: Rosemary

Distribution area: Central Europe, the Mediterranean coast of North Africa