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The mop of lavender ( Lavandula stoechas ) is a plant type from the family of the Labiatae (Lamiaceae).
features
The strongly aromatic smelling shrub reaches heights of 30 to 100 cm. It is bushy branched and densely leafed. The approximately 4 cm long leaves are arranged opposite each other and linear to oblong-lanceolate.
The inflorescence is crowned by a tuft of purple and oblong-egg-shaped bracts that are about 5 cm long. The flowers underneath form a dense, square cross-section, pseudo-ear whirling with six to ten-flowered peaks . The bracts are rhombic, heart-shaped, brown-purple and tomentose. The 13-nerved calyx is 4 to 6 mm long. The top of the five teeth has an inverted heart-shaped appendage. The crown is black-violet, up to 8 mm long and indistinctly two-lipped.
Flowering time is from March to June.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 30.
Occurrence
The distribution area of the Mediterranean species stretches from the Canary Islands , Madeira over all of southern Europe to the eastern Mediterranean and northwest Africa. Garigues , maquis , sparse pine forests on dry, lime-free soils are preferred as locations .
Systematics
One can distinguish between two subspecies:
- Lavandula stoechas subsp. luisieri (Rozeira) Rozeira : It occurs in Portugal and in western Spain.
- Lavandula stoechas subsp. stoechas : It occurs in the Mediterranean area from Morocco and Portugal to Cyprus, Turkey and Palestine.
Others
The Schopf lavender also produces essential oils, but these are not used economically. It is one of those species that are considered frost-sensitive, i.e. not hardy , and therefore only survive the winter common in Central Europe outdoors if they are in a suitable location, have been properly prepared and are adequately protected.
A medieval Latin name for the plant was sticados arabicum .
literature
- Dankwart Seidel: Flowers on the Mediterranean. Determine accurately with the 3-check . BLV, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-405-16294-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lavandula stoechas at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ a b c Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Lavandula stoechas. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ↑ Volker Zimmermann: The Heidelberg Pharmacopoeia Ysack Leuj. Contributions of Jewish Doctors to Medieval Medicine. Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2018, ISBN 978-3-515-12174-3 , p. 62.
