| Lavandula pinnata | |
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| inflorescence | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Lavandula |
| Species: | L. pinnata
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| Binomial name | |
| Lavandula pinnata Lundmark[1]
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Lavandula pinnata (sometimes called fernleaf lavender [citation needed]) 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.[1]
Description[edit]
Lavandula pinnata is a small shrub with opposite, simple, pinnately dissected leaves, and square stems. The flowers are purple, borne in summer.[citation needed]
Taxonomy[edit]
As of 4 February 2018[update], 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,[1] 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.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Lavandula pinnata", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-02-04