Rooibos Tea
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Rooibos tea (stick tea), meaning "red bush";
is a broom-like member of the plant family Fabaceae that grows in South
Africa's fynbos.
The leaves are used to make a herbal tea that is called by the names:
rooibos (especially in Southern Africa), bush tea, red tea, or
redbush tea (predominantly in Great Britain). The tea has been
popular in Southern Africa for generations, and since the 2000s has
gained popularity internationally. The tea has an earthy flavor, similar
to yerba mate or tobacco. Rooibos was formerly classified as Psoralea
but is now thought to be part of Aspalathus following Dahlgren (1980).
The specific name of linearis was given by Burman (1759) for the plant's
linear growing structure and needle-like leaves.