• Source: Lavandula pedunculata

Lavandula pedunculata, commonly called Spanish Lavender or French lavender, 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.




Description


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




Subspecies


There are five subspecies of L. pedunculata:

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

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Lavender
• Lavandula pedunculata
• Lavandula
• Cytisus oromediterraneus
• List of endemic plants of Socotra
• Flora of Malta
• List of least concern plants