Lavandula nimmoi

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Lavandula nimmoi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Species:
L. nimmoi
Binomial name
Lavandula nimmoi

Lavandula nimmoi (Socotran lavender)[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It grows primarily in desert areas and dry shrubland.[3]

Description

Lavandula nimmoii is an annual or short-lived herbaceous perennial shrub.Leaves are commonly pinnate or toothed, and are covered in fine hairs. Flowers are borne in whorls, held on spikes rising above the foliage. The flowers may be blue, violet or lilac.[4]

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