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Andromeda polifolia, common name bog-rosemary, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae, native to northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It is the only member of the genus Andromeda , and is only found in bogs in cold peat -accumulating areas.
Wild rosemary is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Wild growing forms of the cultivated rosemary; Andromeda polifolia (Bog rosemary) is known as wild rosemary, found in North America and Eurasia; Wild relatives of cultivated rosemary in the genus Rosmarinus
Description [ edit ] Ledum species often grow together with poisonous plants such as bog-laurel and bog-rosemary , but certain species (e.g. L. groenlandicum and L. palustre ) are easily distinguished by the distinctive rust coloured fuzz on the bottom of leaves.
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Scientific name Status Crowberry Empetrum nigrum: Labrador-tea Ledum palustre * Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum * Yellow azalea Rhododendron luteum * Trailing azalea Loiseleuria procumbens: Bog-laurel Kalmia polifolia * Sheep-laurel Kalmia angustifolia * Blue heath Phyllodoce caerulea: St Dabeoc's heath Daboecia cantabrica: Bog-rosemary ...
The bog is rich in plant species, such as sundews, pitcher plant, bogbean, and bog rosemary, as well as three species of bog orchids: swamp pink, grass pink, and rose pogonia. The state-endangered bog rush (Juncus stygius) also grows here. Birds known to nest here include black tern, American bittern, killdeer, and mallards. [1] [2]
Until 2017, it was known by the scientific name Rosmarinus officinalis (/ ˌ r ɒ s m ə ˈ r aɪ n ə s ə ˌ f ɪ s ɪ ˈ n eɪ l ɪ s /), [4] now a synonym. [2] It is a member of the sage family Lamiaceae, which includes many other medicinal and culinary herbs. The name rosemary derives from Latin ros marinus (lit. ' dew of the sea '). [5 ...
Salvia (/ ˈ s æ l v i ə /) [3] is the largest genus of plants in the sage family Lamiaceae, with just under 1,000 species of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, and annuals. [4] [5] [6] Within the Lamiaceae, Salvia is part of the tribe Mentheae within the subfamily Nepetoideae. [4]