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Lawsonia inermis L.
henna
Symbol: LAIN5
Group: Dicot
Family: Lythraceae
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Synonyms:
LAIN5 Lawsonia inermis L.
 

LAAL7

Lawsonia alba Lam.
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About henna

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Plant source and reference for Lawsonia inermis

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State Distributional Map for LAIN5
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Plant Distribution by State

Lawsonia inermis L.

LAIN5

Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

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Related Taxa:
Lawsonia inermis L.

View 12 genera in Lythraceae, 1 species in Lawsonia

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Classification:
Lawsonia inermis L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae –
                      Order Myrtales –
                         Family Lythraceae – Loosestrife family
                            Genus Lawsonia L. – lawsonia
                               Species Lawsonia inermis L. – henna

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Introduced Information:
Lawsonia inermis L.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Lawsonia inermis L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503345.

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