Rosemary officinalis or common rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis is a species of semi-shrub and shrubby forms of evergreen plants of the genus Rosemary of the Lamiaceae family. The plant is strongly branched, pleasantly smelling, evergreen and thermophilic. It sometimes reaches a height of two meters, in one place it can grow up to 10 years. The root system is well developed, penetrates to a depth of 4 meters. Old branches are lignified, covered with gray-brown bark, young branches are green, tetrahedral.