Lavandula pedunculata, commonly called Spanish Lavender or French lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is known for the tuft of two or three butterfly-like, narrow petals that emerge from the top of its ovoid head. L. pedunculata is native to Iberia, Morocco and western Turkey.
Description L. pedunculata is a bushy evergreen shrub with narrow, grey-green, aromatic leaves and small dark-purple flowers in long-stalked, dense heads tipped with large purple bracts.
Subspecies There are five subspecies of L. pedunculata:
Lavandula pedunculata subsp. atlantica (Braun-Blanq.) Romo Lavandula pedunculata subsp. cariensis (Boiss.) Upson & S.Andrews Lavandula pedunculata subsp. lusitanica (Chaytor) Franco Lavandula pedunculata subsp. pedunculata Lavandula pedunculata subsp. sampaiana (Rozeira) Franco
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