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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
Binomial name
Lavandula canariensis Mill.

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

Description

Lavandula canariensis is a half-hardy, woody, evergreen shrub. The leaves are bipinnate, rich green, 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.

• Flowers with pollinator (Anthophora alluaudi)

References

1. ^ "Plant Name Details for Lavandula canariensis Mill.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2018-02-02
2. ^ "Lavandula canariensis Mill.", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, retrieved 2018-02-02
3. ^ "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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