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Holy flax; Botonera
Santolina rosmarinifolia
40.3481, -5.13769
Field Notes
Description:
Flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to south western Europe. It is a dense, compact evergreen shrub growing to 60 cm tall and wide, with narrow, aromatic green leaves and tight yellow composite flowerheads carried on slender stalks above the foliage, in summer.
The specific epithet rosmarinifolia describes the leaves' passing resemblance to those of rosemary, a distantly related group of plants.
Notice the interesting spirals!!
Habitat:
Spotted in open pine tree forest at the mountains. Parque Natural de Sierra de Gredos
Notes:
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash. fired
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2014
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