Santolina chamaecyparissus L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Lavender-cotton
🇫🇷 Santoline faux cyprès, Santoline petit cyprès, Santoline de Marchi

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Campanulids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Subtribe: Santolininae
Genus: Santolina
Species: Santolina chamaecyparissus

Presence

Introduced.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

S. chamaecyparissus subsp. chamaecyparissus L., 1753, I;
S. chamaecyparissus subsp. tomentosa (Pers.) Arcang., 1882.

Photographs

img/santolina-chamaecyparissus.webp — Santolina chamaecyparissus

img/santolina-chamaecyparissus-2.webp — Santolina chamaecyparissus

img/santolina-chamaecyparissus-3.webp — Santolina chamaecyparissus

img/santolina-chamaecyparissus-4.webp — Santolina chamaecyparissus - Leaves

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 393). Biotope.