Summary
Verified:
06/28/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
- Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
- Pajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
- Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
- Upson, T. & S. Andrews. 2004. The genus Lavandula 123-165.
Common names
English
common lavender – English lavender – garden lavender – lavender – true lavender – French
lavande – lavande à feuilles étroites – lavande vraie – German
echter Lavendel – Lavendel – Italian
lavanda – Portuguese
alfazema – Spanish
espliego común – lavanda – lavanda fina – lavandula – Transcribed Chinese
xun yi cao – Transliterated Arabic
khuzama – Transliterated Russian
lavanda aptečnaja –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | n.w. & s. |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | s.e. |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | | Africa | | n. |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | | Europe | | |
Native
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Italy (n.w. & s.)
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
France (s.e.)
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
Europe
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Bee plants | honey production | | Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos. |
Environmental | ornamental | | Upson, T. & S. Andrews. 2004. The genus Lavandula 123-165. |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Environmental | ornamental | | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. |
Materials | essential oils | used in perfumery | Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 |
Materials | lipids | | Pajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery. |
Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. |
Medicines | folklore | | Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs |
Medicines | folklore | | Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=453619.
Accessed 29 May 2025.