Flora of Israel: Lavandula dentata

Lavandula dentata, French Lavender, Fringed Lavender,
Hebrew: אזוביון משונן, Arabic: الضرم المسنن


Scientific name:		Lavandula dentata L.
Synonym name:		Stoechas dentata (L.) Mill., Lavandula dentata var. vulgaris Ging.
Common name:		French Lavender, Fringed Lavender
Hebrew name:		אזוביון משונן
Arabic name:		الضرم المسنن
Family:		Labiatae / Lamiaceae, שפתניים


Life form:		Chamaephyte
Stems:		Up to 100 cm; upright branches
Leaves:		Opposite, grayish-green, entire, serrated margin
Inflorescence:		Terminal clusters of flowerheads, two crowded clusters opposite each other going up the stem (verticillastrate)
Flowers:		Violet-blue, papery bracts; paler violet-blue flowers
Fruits / pods:		Schizocarps
Flowering Period:		March, April
Habitat:		Hard rock outcrops
Distribution:		Hard rock outcrops, Edom
Chorotype:		Mediterranean
Summer shedding:		Perennating

Derivation of the botanical name:

Lavandula, Latin, lavare, meaning “to wash,” and refers to the Roman custom of scenting bath water with the leaves and flowers of this aromatic plant.

dentata, toothed, with teeth.
Stoechas,
The Hebrew name: אזוביון, ezovion, (Post Biblical Hebrew) lavender; perhaps diminutive formed from אזוב,ezov.

The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
The standard author abbreviation Mill. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
The standard author abbreviation Ging. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.

_{Location: Carmel, Ramat Hanadiv}