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 RomoLavandula pedunculata subsp. cariensis Upson & S.AndrewsLavandula pedunculata subsp. lusitanica FrancoLavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculataLavandula pedunculata subsp. sampaiana Franco