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Taxon:  Lavandula angustifolia Mill. subsp. angustifolia



Summary
Genus:
Lavandula
Subgenus:
Lavandula
Section:
Lavandula
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Ocimeae
Subtribe:
Lavandulinae
Nomen number:
453619
Verified:
06/28/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Lavandula angustifolia Mill. (0 active accession[s])
Lavandula angustifolia Mill. subsp. pyrenaica (DC.) Guinea (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lavandula vera DC.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lavandula officinalis Chaix
Lavandula spica L.
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Reference(s)
  1. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  2. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  3. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
  4. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  5. Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
  6. Pajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
  7. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  8. 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_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly n.w. & s.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.e.
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfrica Africa n.
4NaturalizedEurope Europe  
Native
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy (n.w. & s.)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (s.e.)
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • REGION: Africa (n.)
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney production Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
Environmentalornamental Upson, T. & S. Andrews. 2004. The genus Lavandula 123-165.
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Materialsessential oilsused in perfumeryLeung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materialslipids Pajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore 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.