Rosmarinus occurs as little genus of woody, perennial herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves in the personal Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region.

There are upright deuce mintage, R. officinalis (Rosemary), widespread in the Mediterranean vicinity, & R. eriocalyx, indigen to nor'-west Africa and southern Spain. A latter differs from either a easily-known herb rosemary in its little leaves, only Five-15 millimeter yearn & less than Ii millimeter broad, & densely hirsute flower stems. It besides tends to exist as lower-growing, typically under Xxv cm tall & prostrate, & never exceptional One m tall (R. officinalis potty email Ace.Quintuplet m, exceptionally Deuce m, tall).