Lavandula multifida

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Ocimeae
Subtribus: Lavandulinae
Genus: Lavandula
Subgenus: L. subg. Fabricia
Section: L. sect. Pterostoechas
Species: Lavandula multifida
Name

Lavandula multipartita Christm., Vollst. Pflanzensyst. 4: 43 (1779).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Lavandula multifida var. monostachya Lundmark, Lavandula: 14 (1780).
Lavandula pinnatifida Webb, Iter Hispan.: 19 (1838), nom. inval.
Lavandula multifida var. intermedia Ball, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 608 (1878).
Lavandula multifida f. glabrifolia Pau, Mem. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 372 (1924).
Lavandula multifida f. albiflora H.Lindb., Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn., Ser. B, Opera Biol. 1(2): 129 (1932).
Lavandula multifida f. pallescens Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 25: 314 (1934).
Lavandula multifida var. heterotricha Sauvage, Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 35-37(2): 392 (1947).
Lavandula multifida var. homotricha Sauvage, Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 35-37(2): 392 (1947).

Homonyms

Lavandula multifida Burm.f. = Lavandula bipinnata (Roth) Kuntze

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Southwestern Europe
Baleares, Portugal, Spain.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Italy, Sicilia.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 572. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Lavandula multifida in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 20. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Lavandula multifida in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 20. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Lavandula multifida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 May 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Lavandula multifida. Published online. Accessed: 20 May 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Lavandula multifida. Accessed: 20 May 2022.
Hassler, M. 2022. Lavandula multifida. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 20. Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Lavandula multifida in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 20.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lavandula multifida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
English: cut-leaved lavender, fernleaf lavender
español: alhucemilla

Lavandula multifida, the fernleaf lavender or Egyptian lavender, is a small plant, sometimes a shrub, native to the southern regions of the Mediterranean, including Iberia, Sicily, Northwest Africa and the Canary Islands.

The stems are grey and woolly. Leaves are double pinnate. Dark blue or blue violet flowers are borne on long stems held above the foliage.

It is grown both as a herb and as an ornamental plant. In cooler latitudes it is killed by winter frost, but can be grown as an annual. Cultivars include 'Spanish Eyes'.[1]
References

Lemke, Cal (October 2006). "Lavandula multifida 'Spanish Eyes'". Cal's Plant of the Week. University of Oklahoma Department of Botany & Microbiology. Retrieved 2009-08-26.