| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lavandula dentata L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 572 (1753) |
| Native Range | w. Medit., ne. Tropical Africa, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | leaves lanceolate to linear-oblong, crenate to pinnatisect, adaxially grey-green, abaxially grey pubescent, flowers in spikes 2-5cm long, apically with purple bracts |
| Size | 30-55cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| 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 dentata var. alba P.P.Ferrer Lavandula dentata f. albiflora Maire Lavandula dentata var. balearica Ging. Lavandula dentata f. multibracteolata Sennen Lavandula dentata f. pinnatilobulata Sennen Lavandula dentata var. rendelliana Bolle Lavandula dentata f. rosea Maire Lavandula dentata var. vulgaris Ging. Lavandula pinnata Moench Lavandula santolinifolia Spach Stoechas dentata (L.) Mill. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) 24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ERI Eritrea, ETH Ethiopia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia, YEM Yemen) |