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Coastal Rosemary
Coastal Rosemary
Westringia fruticosa
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Coastal heathland
Range
Eastern Australia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Tough Leaves
Status
Uncommon

About

This tough shrub grows along the windy coastlines of eastern Australia. It can grow within one meter of the ocean by using tiny hairs to repel salt spray.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Westringia
Species
Westringia fruticosa