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Rosmarinus officinalis
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Rosmarinus officinalis is the long-used scientific name for rosemary still printed on many seed packets and dried-herb specs. It denotes the same culinary shrub now often labelled Salvia rosmarinus—needle leaf, potent, woody. Cook as standard rosemary. Older literature, spice contracts, and garden books will keep this name for years beside the Salvia update.
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Classic RosemaryCulinary StandardNeedle LeafSpice Trade NameTraditional BinomialTraditional Name
History
Linnaeus published Rosmarinus officinalis as rosemary’s formal name.
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Provençal cookery and trade used R. officinalis as the rosemary standard.
Global spice lots specified Rosmarinus officinalis leaf.
Taxonomic revision began superseding the name with Salvia rosmarinus.