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Lavenders

Lavandula

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Common names

34 names · 30 languages
EnglishYour language
Other languages (29)
Dutch
French
Armenian
  • Նարդոս[3]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 熏衣草属[3]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 薰衣草屬[3]
Croatian
Czech
Danish
  • Lavendelslægten[3]
Estonian
Finnish
  • Laventelit[3]
Georgian
  • ლავანდი[3]
German
Greek
  • Λεβάντα[3]
Hebrew
  • אזוביון[3]
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
  • ラベンダー属[3]
  • ラヴァンドラ属[3]
Kabyle
Lithuanian
Malayalam
  • လဗင်ဒါပင်[3]
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
  • Лаванда[3]
Slovak
  • levanduľa[3]
Spanish
Swedish
  • lavendelsläktet[3]
  • lavendlar[3]
Thai
  • สกุล ลาเวนเดอร์[3]
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Лаванда[3]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Lavandula — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Lavender — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Lavandula.
[2] Lavandula — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Lavendel — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavenders — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavandas — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavandes — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavanda — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavendel — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Alfazemas e rosmaninhos — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavandas — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
[3] Lavandula — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Lavendel — results[17].names[4]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavenders — results[17].names[1]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavandas — results[17].names[2]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavandes — results[17].names[3]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavanda — results[17].names[23]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavendel — results[17].names[30]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Alfazemas e rosmaninhos — results[17].names[16]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavandas — results[17].names[17]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavanda — results[17].names[5]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Laventelit — results[17].names[6]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • אזוביון — results[17].names[7]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • ლავანდი — results[17].names[8]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • လဗင်ဒါပင် — results[17].names[9]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Лаванда — results[17].names[10]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • 薰衣草屬 — results[17].names[11]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • lavandlid — results[17].names[12]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • ラヴァンドラ属 — results[17].names[13]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • ラベンダー属 — results[17].names[14]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • levandule — results[17].names[15]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • lavendelsläktet — results[17].names[18]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • 熏衣草属 — results[17].names[19]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Levanda — results[17].names[20]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Λεβάντα — results[17].names[21]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • lavendlar — results[17].names[22]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Նարդոս — results[17].names[24]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • สกุล ลาเวนเดอร์ — results[17].names[25]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • levendula — results[17].names[26]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavendelslægten — results[17].names[27]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lawenda — results[17].names[28]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Лаванда — results[17].names[29]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Lavanta — results[17].names[31]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • Amezir — results[17].names[32]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
  • levanduľa — results[17].names[33]; taxon id 61905; Lavandula.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Lavandula is an accepted genus in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Genus-level native range: Macaronesia to Medit. and India.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping. This is the combined range of the genus; individual species differ.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Lavender (Lavandula) is a shrub. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lavandula — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 3540664; ID 8VYR8; rank genus; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 3540664; ID 8VYR8; rank genus; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Lavandula — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1039173; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 146221, 146222, 146223, 146224, 146225, 146226, 146228, 146229, 146230, 146231, 146232, 146237, 146238, 146239, 146240, 146241, 146242, 146244, 146245, 146246, 146247, 146248, 146249, 146250, 146251, 146252, 146253, 146254, 146255, 146256, 146257, 146258, 146259, 146260, 146261, 146262, 146263, 146264, 146265, 146266, 146267, 146268, 146269, 146271

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.