Lavandula angustifolia
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![Flower spike before the petals emerge](/Images/godic/202501/23/Lavandula_angustifolia_lavender_Lavendel_012852.jpg")
![Calyx (purple) and flower bracts (light brown)](/Images/godic/202501/23/Lavandula_angustifolia_lavender_Lavendel_022853.jpg")
![Calyx and corolla](/Images/godic/202501/23/Lavandula_angustifolia_lavender_Lavendel_032853.jpg")
Lavandula angustifolia (lavender or English lavender, though not native to England; also garden lavender, common lavender, true lavender, narrow-leaved lavender), formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean ( Spain, France, Italy, Croatia ect. )