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Lavandula dentata

Seedlings. auckland. May 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J. de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Auckland. May 2007.<br>Photographer: Peter J. de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Whangaehu dunes. Feb 2013.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Toothed lavender

Biostatus

Exotic

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Violet/Purple

Similar taxa

Leaves pinnate dentate, much less commonly only crenate; corolla mauve

Conservation status

Not applicable

Detailed taxonomy

Family

Lamiaceae

Authority

Lavandula dentata L.

Ecology

Year naturalised

1988

Origin

Mediterranean, Micronesia, N.E. Africa

Other information

Etymology

dentata: Toothed

NVS code

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