Spike Lavender

Lavandula latifolia Spike lavender
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Lavandula
Species:	L. latifolia
Binomial name
Lavandula latifolia Medik.
Synonyms
Lavandula spica subsp. latifolia Bonnier & Layens [1894] Lavandula latifolia var. tomentosa Briq. [1895] Lavandula latifolia var. erigens (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy [1909] Lavandula interrupta Jord. & Fourr. [1868] Lavandula inclinans Jord. & Fourr. [1868] Lavandula guinandii Gand. [1875] Lavandula erigens Jord. & Fourr. [1868] Lavandula decipiens Gand. [1875] Lavandula cladophora Gand. Nard rustique, italien Panckoucke, Dictionnaire des sciences médicales, vol. 35 [1819] [1]

Lavandula latifolia.

Lavandula latifolia, known as broadleaved lavender, spike lavender or Portuguese lavender, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the western Mediterranean region, from central Portugal to northern Italy (Liguria) through Spain and southern France. Hybridization can occur in the wild with English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia).

The scent of Lavandula latifolia is stronger, with more camphor, and more pungent than Lavandula angustifolia scent. For this reason the two varieties are grown in separate fields.