Lavandula canariensis

Lavandula canariensis
In habitat, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Species:
L. canariensis
Binomial name
Lavandula canariensis

Lavandula canariensis (common name, Canary Island lavender) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Canary Islands.[3] It was first described by Philip Miller in 1768.[1][2]

Description

Lavandula canariensis is a half-hardy, woody, evergreen shrub. The leaves are bipinnate, rich green,[4] and covered in fine, downy hairs. Flowers appear in spikes of small, fragrant blue, opening from dark purple buds, and are borne on branching stems in summer.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Plant Name Details for Lavandula canariensis Mill.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2018-02-02
  2. ^ a b "Lavandula canariensis Mill.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2018-02-02
  3. ^ a b "Lavandula canariensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-02-02
  4. ^ "Lavandula canariensis | Canary Island Lavender | Lavender | plant lust". plantlust.com. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  5. ^ "Lavandula canariensis | Shrubs/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-21.


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