Lavandula pinnata explained

Lavandula pinnata (also known as fernleaf lavender and jagged lavender)[1] [2] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to southern Madeira and the Canary Islands (Lanzarote). It was first described in 1780.

Description

Lavandula pinnata is a shrub growing between 18 and 24 inches in height, with opposite, simple, pinnately dissected leaves, and square stems. Leaves are covered in fine white hairs, giving the plant a downy appearance. Flowers are deep violet in colour,[3] with single or triple flower spikes, blooming from late spring to summer.[4]

Taxonomy

, the original authorship of the name "Lavandula pinnata" varies by source. The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families attributes the name to Johan Daniel Lundmark in 1780, a view followed by The Plant List and Tropicos. GRIN Taxonomy and the African Plant Database attribute the name to the younger Carl Linnaeus (1780); the International Plant Names Index has the same attribution, but without a date, as well as noting the use of the name by Conrad Moench in 1802.

Notes and References

  1. Haddou . Mounir . Elbouzidi . Amine . Taibi . Mohamed . Baraich . Abdellah . Loukili . El Hassania . Bellaouchi . Reda . Saalaoui . Ennouaamane . Asehraou . Abdeslam . Salamatullah . Ahmad Mohammad . Bourhia . Mohammed . Nafidi . Hiba-Allah . Addi . Mohamed . Guerrouj . Bouchra El . Chaabane . Khalid . 2024-04-08 . Exploring the multifaceted bioactivities of Lavandula pinnata L. essential oil: promising pharmacological activities . Frontiers in Chemistry . English . 12 . 10.3389/fchem.2024.1383731 . free . 38660570 . 11041020 . 2024FrCh...1283731H . 2296-2646.
  2. Web site: Lavandula pinnata fern leaf lavender Shrubs/RHS Gardening . 2024-06-20 . www.rhs.org.uk . en-gb.
  3. Web site: June 20, 2024 . Growing Lavandula pinnata . Gardenia.net.
  4. Haddou . Mounir . Elbouzidi . Amine . Taibi . Mohamed . Baraich . Abdellah . Loukili . El Hassania . Bellaouchi . Reda . Saalaoui . Ennouaamane . Asehraou . Abdeslam . Salamatullah . Ahmad Mohammad . Bourhia . Mohammed . Nafidi . Hiba-Allah . Addi . Mohamed . Guerrouj . Bouchra El . Chaabane . Khalid . 2024-04-08 . Exploring the multifaceted bioactivities of Lavandula pinnata L. essential oil: promising pharmacological activities . Frontiers in Chemistry . English . 12 . 10.3389/fchem.2024.1383731 . free . 38660570 . 11041020 . 2024FrCh...1283731H . 2296-2646.

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