Lavandula angustifolia Mill.
Lamiaceae family
Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) is a low aromatic subshrub of the mint family Lamiaceae, native from north-eastern Spain to Italy according to Kew's Plants of the World Online. True lavender oil is rich in linalool and linalyl acetate (60–75%) with low camphor, giving a clean, sweet floral note; it is a classic perfumery oil and an aromatherapy material studied clinically for anxiety, while the hybrid lavandin (Lavandula × intermedia) accounts for most industrial output.
