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    The genus includes annual or short-lived herbaceous perennial plants, and shrub-like perennials, subshrubs or … See more

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    Lavandula - Wikipedia

    The Amazing Lavender Plants
    The Amazing Lavender Plants
    Lavandula, or lavender, is a genus of 47 species of flowering plants in the mint family. They are native to the Old World and have a long history of cultivation and use.
    Taxonomy

    Lavandula stoechas, L. pedunculata, and L. dentata were known in Roman times. From the Middle Ages onwards, the European species were considered two separate groups or genera, Stoechas (L. stoechas, L. peduncul… See more

    Etymology

    The English word lavender came into use in the 13th century, and is generally thought to derive from Old French lavandre, ultimately from Latin lavare from lavo (to wash), referring to the use of blue infusions of the plants for b… See more

    Cultivation

    The most common form in cultivation is the common or English lavender Lavandula angustifolia (formerly named L. officinalis). A wide range of cultivars can be found. Other commonly grown ornamental species are L. stoechas… See more

    Health risks

    The U.S. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) states that lavender is considered likely safe in food amounts, and that topical uses may cause allergic reactions. The NCCIH doe… See more

    Uses

    Commercially, the plant is grown mainly for the production of lavender essential oil. English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) yields an oil with sweet overtones and can be used in balms, salves, perfumes, cosmetics, … See more

    In culture

    The ancient Greeks called the lavender herb νάρδος: nárdos, Latinized as nardus, after the Syrian city of Naarda (possibly the modern town of Duhok, Iraq). It was also commonly called nard. The species originally gr… See more

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