Lavandula dentata (Fringed Lavender)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

French Lavender, Fringed Lavender

Description

Family Lamiaceae

Herbs, sometimes subshrubs or shrubs , annual or perennial , usually aromatic . Stems and branches usually 4-angled. Leaves opposite, rarely whorled or alternate, simple to pinnately dissected or compound , without stipules. Inflorescences generally compound, sometimes flowers solitary and axillary ; verticillasters 2- to many flowered, subtended by leaves or bracts. Flowers bisexual , zygomorphic, rarely subactinomorphic, bracteolate or not. Calyx persistent , 5-toothed, 2-lipped; upper lip 3-toothed or entire (deciduous in Scutellaria) ; lower lip 2- or 4-toothed; tube sometimes hairy annulate inside. Corolla limb usually 2-lipped; upper lip 2-lobed and lower 3-lobed, rarely upper lip entire and lower 4-lobed, also rarely limb (4- or) 5-lobed; tube hairy annulate inside. Stamens epipetalous , 4 or 2, free , rarely filaments connate , sometimes one staminodial; anther 1- or 2-celled, usually dehiscing longitudinally; disc persistent. Ovary superior, 2-celled and each cell 2-ovuled and style subterminal , or ovary 4-parted and each lobe 1-ovuled and style gynobasic (from bases of ovary lobes) with 2-cleft apex. Fruit usually 4 dry nutlets . Seeds with or without endosperm.

Approximately 3500 species in 220 genera, distributed worldwide, but mostly in the Mediterranean region and SW Asia. China has 807 species in 96 genera.Xi-wen Li & Ian C. Hedge "Lamiaceae". in Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 50. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.

Genus Lavandula

Plants small shrubs , rarely herbs. Verticillasters 2-10-flowered, in crowded terminal spikes; bracteoles small or absent. Flowers short pedicellate or subsessile . Calyx ovoid-tubular to tubular , slightly dilated in fruit, straight, 13-15-veined, 2-lipped; upper lip entire , protracted into an appendage ; lower lip equally (2-) 4-toothed, teeth narrower than those of upper lip. Corolla blue or purple; tube exserted, throat ± dilated; limb 2-lipped, upper lip 2-lobed, lower 3-lobed. Stamens 4, included , anterior 2 longer ; anther cells apically confluent . Style inserted at ovary base , apex 2-cleft, lobes flattened, ovate , connate . Nutlets smooth , shiny, each with a basal-dorsal areole.

About 28 species: China, India, Pakistan; Africa, SW Asia, Atlantic Islands, Europe; two species are cultivated in China."Lavandula". in Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 103. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.

Physical Description

Habit: Evergreen .

Flowers: Bloom Period: June. • Flower Color: purple

Size/Age/Growth

Size: 24-36" tall.

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,313 meters (0 to 7,589 feet).Mean = 660.420 meters (2,166.732 feet), Standard Deviation = 465.850 based on 183 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biology

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Growth

Culture: Space 24-36" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 8.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Lamiidae () - Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
        Superorder: Lamianae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Lamiales () - Bromhead, 1838
        Family: Lamiaceae () - Lindley, 1836, Nom. Cons. - Mint Family
        Subfamily: Nepetoideae ()
        Tribe: Lavanduleae ()
        Genus: Lavandula () - Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 572. 1753. - Lavender
        Specific epithet: dentata - L.
        Botanical name: - Lavandula dentata L.

Notes

A tentatively accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Place of publication : Sp. pl. 2:572. 1753

Name verified on 23-Feb-1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 02-Jul-2007

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Lavandula

There are approximately 458 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

Bibliography

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Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist. (L Medit)
McGuffin, M. et al., eds. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. (Herbs Commerce ed2)
Upson, T. & S. Andrews. 2004. The genus Lavandula. (Gen Lavandula) 210–221.
Wu Cheng-yih & Li Hsi-wen, eds. 1977. Labiatae. Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 65(2): 1-649, 66: 1-647.
Wu Cheng-yih & Li Hsi-wen, eds. 1977. Labiatae. Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 65(2): 1-649, 66: 1-647.

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Contributors

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 25, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 15 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 02, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 25, 2007:

GBIF-Spain, Botánica, Universidad de León: LEB-Cormo
GBIF-Spain, Dirección General de Investigación, Desarrollo Tecnológico e Innovación de la Junta de Extremadura(DGIDTI): HSS
GBIF-Spain, Herbario Universidad de Málaga: MGC-Cormófitos
GBIF-Spain, Hortus Botanicus Sollerensis Herbarium
GBIF-Spain, Jardín Botánico de Córdoba: Herbarium COA
GBIF-Spain, Real Jardin Botanico
, Vascular Plant Herbarium
GBIF-Spain, Universidad de Almería, HUAL
Herbarium Hamburgense, Impetus - Herbarium Hamburgense
Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
SysTax, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen
SysTax, SysTax
The Swedish Museum of Natural History
, Lund Botanical Museum

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1672548
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15535807
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:449031-1
GRIN Nomen Number: 21678

Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 606737

Lavandula dentata

Common Names

Description

Family Lamiaceae

Genus Lavandula

Physical Description

Size/Age/Growth

Habitat

Biology

Growth

Taxonomy

Notes

Similar Species

Members of the genus Lavandula

Bibliography

More Info

Notes

Contributors

Data Sources

Identifiers

Footnotes