Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Lavandula multifida L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 572 (1753) |
Native Range | s. Portugal to sw. Italy, n. Africa to ne. Sudan |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | grey pubescent, stems flexuous, apically ramose, leaves pinnatisect, segments short, cuneate, obtuse, trifid or lobate, spikes long pedunculate, oblong, dense |
Size | 15-60cm |
Color | bluish violet |
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 multifida f. albiflora H.Lindb. Lavandula multifida f. glabrifolia Pau Lavandula multifida var. heterotricha Sauvage Lavandula multifida var. homotricha Sauvage Lavandula multifida var. intermedia Ball Lavandula multifida var. monostachya Lundmark Lavandula multifida f. pallescens Maire Lavandula multipartita Christm. Lavandula pinnatifida Webb |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia, WSA Western Sahara) 24 Northeast Tropical Africa (SUD Sudan) |