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.
- Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
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 | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Africa | | Africa | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Europe | | Europe | | |
Native
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Italy
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
France
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Africa
Europe
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Bee plants | honey production | | Ortega-Sada, J. L. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos. 1987 |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
| Materials | essential oils | | Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996 |
| Materials | lipids | | Pajaujis Anonis, D. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery. 1993 |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=453619.
Accessed 19 December 2025.