Biology:Lavandula canariensis
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Short description: Species of plant
| Lavandula canariensis | |
|---|---|
| In habitat, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Lavandula |
| Species: | L. canariensis
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| 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]
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Flowers with pollinator (Anthophora alluaudi)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Plant Name Details for Lavandula canariensis Mill.", The International Plant Names Index, http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=449023-1, retrieved 2018-02-02
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lavandula canariensis Mill., Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.tropicos.org/Name/100213493, retrieved 2018-02-02
- ↑ "Lavandula canariensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=108993, retrieved 2018-02-02
- ↑ "Lavandula canariensis | Canary Island Lavender | Lavender | plant lust" (in en). https://plantlust.com/plants/4990/lavandula-canariensis/.
- ↑ "Lavandula canariensis | Shrubs/RHS Gardening" (in en-gb). http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/9880/lavandula-canariensis/details.
Wikidata ☰ Q3828016 entry
