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]
| Lavandula canariensis | |
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| 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 | |
Description
Lavandula canariensis is a half-hardy, woody, evergreen shrub. Leaves are bipinnate, rich green,[4] and covered in fine, downy hairs. Flowers come in spikes of small, fragrant blue, opening from dark purple buds, and borne on branching stems in summer.[5]
Flowers with pollinator (Anthophora alluaudi)
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