Lavandula heterophylla
Sweet lavender
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
Family | Lamiaceae | Mint family |
Genus | Lavandula | Means “to wash,” a reference to the use of lavendar oil as a bath oil |
Species | heterophylla | Means the leaves vary in shape on the same plant |
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Lavandula heterophylla description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California ≈ 21 × 20" (53 × 50 cm) 
Range: Zones 8-10:

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