Lavandula angustifolia Mill.

Garden Lavender

Lamiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Lamiaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Lavandula (Lavender)

Synonyms

Lavandula angustifolia

Related species

Lavandula angustifolia Mill. - Garden Lavender

Traits


    Dwarf shrub or half shrub (woody only at the base), 20–80 cm tall. supporting-leaves of the whorls: distinctly differing from the foliage-leaves. flowers: bluish to violet. upper-lip: flat to slightly bent back. calyx: 12–16‑nerved. stamina: shorter than the corolla-...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Lavandula angustifolia

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Lavandula angustifolia

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Lavandula angustifolia

Lavandula angustifolia

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, parks, gardens

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