Common name
English: English lavender
German: Echter Lavendel
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Lamiaceae (99)(family description)
Genus: Lavandula (5)
Epithet: angustifolia Mill. (9)
Synonyms: Lavandula delphinensis Jord. ex Billot, Lavandula fragrans Salisb., Lavandula officinalis Chaix, Lavandula spica L., Lavandula vulgaris Lam.
angustifolia => with narrow leaves
delphinensis => from Fort Dauphin, in Madagascar
fragrans => fragrant, of pleasant odour
officinalis => of practical use to man; official species in commerce, especially for medicinal purposes
vulgaris => common, everyday
Characteristics
Climate: temperate, sub-tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: purple, violet