Taxon:
Lavandula angustifolia Mill. subsp. angustifolia
Summary
Verified:
06/28/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
- Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
- Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
- Ortega-Sada, J. L. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos. 1987
- Pajaujis Anonis, D. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery. 1993
- Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
- Upson, T. & S. Andrews. The genus Lavandula. 2004 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
Bee plants
Environmental
ornamental (fide Dict Gard; Hortus 3; Gen Lavandula) – Materials
essential oils (used in perfumery fide Ency CNatIn) – Medicines
folklore (fide Ency CNatIn; CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2) –