English lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

Русское название: Лаванда узколистная

An aromatic shrub with purple flowers attractive to pollinators. It favours sunlight and sharply drained soil. Essential oils are concentrated products and should not be treated like ordinary culinary herbs.

✳ Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

Photograph of Lavandula angustifolia — View author & license · Wikimedia Commons ↗

!

Safety information

Do not use photographs or online summaries to identify wild plants for eating or medicinal use. Some poisonous plants resemble edible species and even handling certain species can cause harm. If poisoning is suspected, contact your local poison service or urgent medical care. Do not wait for symptoms.

Poison Control: poisonous plants (US) ↗

◎Distribution

Mediterranean; cultivated worldwide

♧Habitat

Sunny gardens with well-drained soil

✺Identification limits

Images and brief descriptions are for learning, not for reliably identifying a specimen. Take particular care with poisonous plants and mushrooms.

Further reading and image creditsLavandula angustifolia — Wikipedia overview ↗Photo, author and license — Wikimedia Commons ↗

Identification is never guaranteed by a photo. Scientific names are used to reduce confusion between local names.

THE WORLD ATLAS