Santolina virens
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Santolina |
| Species: | S. virens
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Santolina virens, the green lavender cotton, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Ukraine (including Crimea), and the North Caucasus.[1][2] This taxon has been marked by nomenclatural difficulties since Linnaeus and is currently considered part of the Santolina chamaecyparissus species complex.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Santolina virens Mill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Santolina rosmarinifolia". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
Common Name(s): Green Lavender Cotton, Green Santolina, Holy Flax ... Previously known as: Santolina virens
- ^ Giacò, Antonio; Astuti, Giovanni; Peruzzi, Lorenzo (2021). "Typification and nomenclature of the names in the Santolina chamaecyparissus species complex (Asteraceae)". Taxon. 70 (1): 189–201. Bibcode:2021Taxon..70..189G. doi:10.1002/tax.12429. S2CID 234252647.