Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Lavandula angustifolia
- Group
- Eudicots
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Continent
- Europe
- Habitat
- Mountains, Gardens
- Form
- Shrub
- Leaves
- Evergreen
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Blooms in
- Summer
- Use
- Medicine, Ornamental, Oil
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Easy
Did you know?
- Its name probably comes from the Latin lavare, to wash, as the Romans scented their baths with it.
- Bees love its flowers, and beekeepers in southern France make a pale lavender honey.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q42081 · All plants · All entries