Common Lavender vs fern-leaf lavender

Lavandula angustifolia compared with Lavandula multifida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Lavender	fern-leaf lavender
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family same	Lamiaceae	Lamiaceae
Genus same	Lavandula	Lavandula
Species	Lavandula angustifolia	Lavandula multifida

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Lavender and fern-leaf lavender share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lavandula.

Conservation Status

Common Lavender

NE — Not Evaluated

fern-leaf lavender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Lavender	fern-leaf lavender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Lavender

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, India, Turkey), Europe (19 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

fern-leaf lavender

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Common Lavender

Common Lavender (<em>Lavandula angustifolia</em>) is an aromatic shrub in the family Lamiaceae, widely cultivated for its fragrant flowers and essential oils. Its native range includes Cyprus, India, and Turkey in Asia, nineteen European countries, the United States in North America, Australia in Oceania, and Brazil in South America. The species typically occupies diverse terrestrial habitats including dry, rocky slopes, scrublands, and stony hillsides of the Mediterranean region, where it thrives in well-drained, calcareous soils under full sun. Common Lavender is one of the most economically significant aromatic plants globally, with extensive use in perfumery, cosmetics, culinary applications, and traditional herbal medicine. It is a valuable pollinator plant, attracting bees, butterflies, and other insects. The conservation status of this species has not been formally evaluated by the IUCN. Its widespread cultivation and naturalization across temperate regions worldwide make it a familiar component of gardens and agricultural landscapes. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden