Lavandula dentata (French lavender)

French lavender (Lavandula dentata) is a species of lavender native to Spain. It is commonly grown as an ornamental plant and its essential oil is used in perfumes. This aromatic shrub grows up to nearly a meter in height. The gray-green, linear or lance-shaped leaves have toothed edges and a lightly woolly texture. Its native habitat includes low hills with limestone substrates amidst other shrubs. It is present on Madeira and the Canary Islands.