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| Santolina virens | |
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| Flowers | |
| Foliage | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Santolina |
| Species: | S. virens
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| Binomial name | |
| Santolina virens | |
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Santolina virens, the green lavender cotton, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Ukraine (including Crimea), and the North Caucasus.[1][2] This taxon has been marked by nomenclatural difficulties since Linnaeus and is currently considered part of the Santolina chamaecyparissus species complex.[3]

Common Name(s): Green Lavender Cotton, Green Santolina, Holy Flax ... Previously known as: Santolina virens