Flower, Herb or Spice
English lavender
NutletNutlet:
A small, dry, indehiscent carpel of a fruit, usually composed of one quarter of the fruit with each enclosing a single seed (e.g. mints).
OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.
Dark brown
Shiny
Seed attachment area is white.
Some longitudinal lines are visible. This mint does not have the two flat surfaces seen in other mints.
Not listed
Not included
Lamiaceae
Lavandula angustifolia Mill.
Lavandula officinalis Chaix
Lavandula spica L., nom. utique rej.
Lavandula vera DC.
