Lavandula pedunculata, commonly called Spanish Lavender[2] or French lavender,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is known for the tuft of two or three butterfly-like, narrow petals that emerge from the top of its ovoid head. L. pedunculata is native to Iberia, Morocco and western Turkey.[3]

Lavandula pedunculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Species:
L. pedunculata
Binomial name
Lavandula pedunculata
Synonyms[1]
  • Lavandula stoechas subsp. pedunculata (Mill.) Samp. ex Rozeira
  • Lavandula stoechas var. pedunculata (Mill.) Lundmark
  • Stoechas pedunculata Mill.

Description

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L. pedunculata is a bushy evergreen shrub with narrow, grey-green, aromatic leaves[4] and small dark-purple flowers in long-stalked, dense heads tipped with large purple bracts.[5]

Subspecies

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There are five subspecies of L. pedunculata:[6]

  • Lavandula pedunculata subsp. atlantica (Braun-Blanq.) Romo
  • Lavandula pedunculata subsp. cariensis (Boiss.) Upson & S.Andrews
  • Lavandula pedunculata subsp. lusitanica (Chaytor) Franco
  • Lavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculata
  • Lavandula pedunculata subsp. sampaiana (Rozeira) Franco

References

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  1. ^ "The Plant List".
  2. ^ Titchmarsh, Alan (2015-05-24). "Alan Titchmarsh's tips on growing lavender in your garden". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ^ a b "Royal Horticultural Society Plant Selector".
  4. ^ Scalera, Sally. "Lavender is a lovely garden addition to try this May". Florida Today. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  5. ^ "Lavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculata | French lavender Shrubs/RHS Gardening". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  6. ^ "Lavandula pedunculata (Mill.) Cav". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-03-15.