Santolina pinnata, called lavender cotton along with other members of its genus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to northwest Italy.[1] Its putative subspecies Santolina pinnata subsp. neapolitana, the rosemary-leaved lavender cotton, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
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| At the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University botanical garden | |
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| Close up of inflorescence | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Santolina |
| Species: | S. pinnata
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| Binomial name | |
| Santolina pinnata | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Santolina pinnata Viv". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Santolina pinnata subsp. neapolitana rosemary-leaved lavender cotton". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
Synonyms; Santolina neapolitana, Santolina tomentosa
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