| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lavandula stoechas L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 573 (1753) |
| Native Range | Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-700m |
| Description | leaves 1-4cm long, linear to oblong-lanceolate, grey tomentose, flowers in thick spikes, apically with tuft of conspicuous purple bracts |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Lavandula approximata Gand. Lavandula corsica Gand. Lavandula debauxii Gand. Lavandula fascicularis Gand. Lavandula incana Salisb. Lavandula olbiensis Gand. Lavandula stoechadensis St.-Lag. Lavandula stoechas var. albiflora Merino Lavandula stoechas var. brachystachia Gilg Lavandula stoechas var. brevibracteolata Sennen Lavandula stoechas ssp. caesia Borja & Rivas Goday Lavandula stoechas f. gracilis Pau Lavandula stoechas var. heterophylla Sennen Lavandula stoechas f. leucantha (Ging) Upson & A.Andrews Lavandula stoechas var. leucantha Ging Lavandula stoechas f. macrostachya Font Quer Lavandula stoechas var. macrostachya Ging. Lavandula stoechas f. microstachya Font Quer Lavandula stoechas f. parvibracteata Sennen Lavandula stoechas var. platyloba Briq. Lavandula stoechas f. purpurea Emb. & Maire Lavandula stoechas f. rosea Maire Lavansula stoechas var. stenoloba Briq. Stoechas arabica Garsault Stoechas officinarum Mill. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |