Common name
English: French Lavender
German: Schopflavendel
Portuguese: Rosmaninho
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2586)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2483)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2101)
Order: Lamiales (171)
Family: Lamiaceae (93)(family description)
Genus: Lavandula (5)
Epithet: stoechas L. (2)
Synonyms: Lavandula approximata Gand., Lavandula corsica Gand., Lavandula debeauxii Gand., Lavandula fascicularis Gand.
corsica => from Corsica, France
debeauxii => in honor of Jean-Odon Debeaux (1826-1910), french pharmacist, naturalist and plant collector
fascicularis => from the Latin, fasciculus, meaning a little bundle
stoechas => from the Iles d'Hyères, or ancient Stoechades, a group of islands off southern France
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: purple
External links
Check for Lavandula stoechas at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1000] Lavandula stoechas - Plants For A Future