- Santolina chamaecyparissus
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Santolina chamaecyparissus 
Santolina chamaecyparissus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Anthemideae Genus: Santolina Species: S. chamaecyparissus Binomial name Santolina chamaecyparissus
L. (1753)Synonyms Santolina marchii Arrigoni
Source: IPNI,[1] UniProt[2] E+M[3]Cotton Lavender or Gray Santolina (Santolina chamaecyparissus, Linn., syn. S. incana, Lam.) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the western and central Mediterranean region.
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Uses
Cotton Lavender has many potential uses. Most commonly, the flowers and leaves are made into a decoction used to expel intestinal parasites. An oil used in perfumery can also be extracted from the plant. Branches may be hung up in wardrobes to repel insect, and leaves are also suitable for use in pot pourri and in herbal tobacco substitutes.
Pathogens
- Phytophthora tentaculata[4]
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S. chamaecyparissus cultivar 'Lime Fizz'
References
- ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=241927-1. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ UniProt. "Species Santolina chamaecyparissus". http://beta.uniprot.org/taxonomy/41644. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Santolina chamaecyparissus". Euro+Med PlantBase. Free University of Berlin. http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=128062&PTRefFk=7000000. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ Álvarez, L. A.; Pérez-Sierra, A., León, M., Armengol, J., García-Jiménez, J.. Lavender cotton root rot: a new host of Phytophthora tentaculata found in Spain. American Phytopathological Society. http://www.cababstractsplus.org/abstracts/Abstract.aspx?AcNo=20063084863. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
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