Lavandula angustifolia Mill.

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Associations:

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / pathogen
pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph of Phomopsis lavandulae infects and damages live stem of Lavandula angustifolia
Remarks: season: 6-8

Foodplant / spot causer
sparse, epiphyllous, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph of Septoria lavandulae causes spots on fading leaf of Lavandula angustifolia
Remarks: season: 7-9

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Barcode data: Lavandula angustifolia:

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Lavandula angustifolia:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 5
Specimens with Barcodes: 5
Species With Barcodes: 1

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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category

LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2013

Assessor/s

Khela, S.

Reviewer/s

Leaman, D.J., Miller, R.M. & Vela, E.

Contributor/s

Aronsson, M. & Turonova, D.

Justification

Native to Spain, France and Italy, Lavandula angustifolia is a commercially important and highly aromatic shrub cultivated for its flowers, for the production of essential oil for aromatherapy and medicinal use. It is also grown widely for its horticultural value. It has been widely introduced outside this area and is frequently found in cultivation all over Europe, where it has escaped and become naturalised in many areas. Collection from the wild is not thought to be causing significant declines as it is cultivated widely. It is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large overall population, and lack of significant threats.
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National NatureServe Conservation Status:
United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable

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NatureServe Conservation Status:

Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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Population:

Population

There is no information on the population size or trend available. No declines have been documented.

Population Trend

Unknown
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Threats:

Major Threats

This species is likely to be collected in the wild, but this is not thought to be a significant threat.
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Conservation Actions:

Conservation Actions

The conservation status of this species has not been assessed in France, Spain or Italy. In Italy it is regulated by the Royal Decree no 772 of 1932, where only 10 kg of flowered tips are allowed to be harvested (Barievi et al. 2004). No additional conservation measures are needed.
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Range Description:

Lavandula angustifolia is endemic to France, Italy and Spain, where it is found in mountain ranges from 0-1,800 m asl (Italy), 500-1,500 m (France) and 500-1,700 m (Spain) (Pignatti 1982, Castroviejo et al. 2010, Girerd and Roux 2011, RBG Kew 2012). It has been widely introduced outside this area and is frequently found in cultivation all over Europe, where it has escaped and become naturalized in many areas (M. Aronsson pers. comm. 2013). It is widespread across eastern Spain, but elsewhere is only known from the southeastern corner of France and just over the border in Italy, plus one locality Italy near Bologna (Anthos 2010). Its extent of occurrence (EOO) based on known localities is several hundreds of thousands of km. It is probably found in additional sites in several departments across France (Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel 2012). L. angustifolia Miller subsp. pyrenaica is a variety endemic to the east Pyrenees and NE Spain (Lis-Balchin 2002). There are 417 registers in Spain (Anthos 2010).

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