Lavandula angustifolia

Lavandula angustifolia
Common lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lavandula
Species:
L. angustifolia
Binomial name
Lavandula angustifolia
Synonyms
  • Lavandula officinalis Chaix ex Vill.
  • Lavandula pyrenaica DC.
  • Lavandula vera DC.

Lavandula angustifolia, formerly L. officinalis, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean (Spain, France, Italy, Croatia etc.). Its common names include lavender, true lavender and English lavender (though it is not native to England); also garden lavender, common lavender and narrow-leaved lavender.