*Santolina chamaecyparissus Linnaeus. Common name: Holy-flax, Lavender-cotton, Cypress Lavender-cotton. Phenology: Mar-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe, perhaps of ancient garden origin (as no natural populations are known). This species is introduced in e. and w. NC (Fox, Godfrey, & Blomquist 1952). Graetz (1973) recommended it for planting in barrier island areas of the Carolinas.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Taxonomy Comments: Giacò, Astuti, & Peruzzi (2021) confirm the application of the name S. chamaecyparissus to the widely cultivated species, which is a pentaploid and not known from any natural, wild populations.
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA19, K4, NE, NY, Giacò, Astuti, & Peruzzi (2021); = n/a — RAB; > Santolina chamaecyparissus ssp. chamaecyparissus — POWO. Basionym: Santolina chamaecyparissus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Santolina chamaecyparissus - FNA19
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native range: Spain & northern Africa
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