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French lavender
French lavender
Lavandula dentata
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
5-15 yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Mediterranean shrubland
Range
Mediterranean Basin
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

French lavender is a flowering plant that grows to 24 inches tall. It has long spikes of purple flowers, topped with pale violet bracts, that emit a strong, pleasant fragrance.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Lavandula
Species
Lavandula dentata