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Lavandula × heterophylla Viv.
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
Lavandula × heterophylla description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 29 Jul 2023.
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2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California · ≈ 2½ × 1½′ (82 × 55 cm) 
Range: Zones 8-10:
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