Lavandula pedunculata

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

Lavandula pedunculata, commonly called French lavender,^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is known for its butterfly-like, narrow petals that emerge from the top of its narrow stalk. L. pedunculata is native to Iberia, Morocco and western Turkey.^[2]

There are five subspecies of L. pedunculata:^[3]

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

^ "The Plant List".
^ ^a ^b "Royal Horticultural Society Plant Selector".
^ "Lavandula pedunculata (Mill.) Cav". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-03-15.

This Lamiaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "The Plant List".

[RHS-2] "Royal Horticultural Society Plant Selector".

[3] "Lavandula pedunculata (Mill.) Cav". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-03-15.

[1]

[2]

[3]