Rosemary frostweed

(Crocanthemum rosmarinifolium)

galery

Description

Erect perennial 4060cm tall. Leaves to 2.5cm long, linear white pubescent below, green above. Flowers to 3cm in diameter, yellow, with dense clusters of small, petalless deistagamous ones, early to late summer. Southeastern U.S.A. in open sandy woodland and by roadsides. Probably requires some winter protection.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malvales
Family:Cistaceae
Genus:Crocanthemum
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