Woody Labiates

Shrubby Woundwort French Lavender Shrubby Sage Chaste-tree



Dead-nettle Family - Lamiaceae

Chaste-tree      Vitex agnus-castus

Native to the Mediterranean region and Middle East. Typically found along seasonally wet water courses, but also planted in and around gardens.

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French Lavender      Lavandula stoechas

Native to the Mediterranean region. A common component of frigana and subshrub plant communities.

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Common Rosemary     Salvia rosmarinus

(Rosmarinus officinalis) Native throughout the Mediterranean Region and also popular as a garden plant and culinary herb. A highly aromatic, evergreen shrub with linear leaves that have inrolled margins. Flowers are light blue or rarely pinkish, or almost white with bluish spots. The flowers have prominent, very long, arched stamens.

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Shrubby Sage      Salvia fruticosa

(Salvia triloba) Native to the central and eastern Mediterranean region. A common component of frigana and shrubby plant communities.

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Shrubby Woundwort      Prasium majus

Native to the Mediterranean region. Frequent in shrubby, low maquis and frigana habitats. A scrambling species with woody stems.

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