Limonium californicum
Limonium californicum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
Genus: | Limonium |
Species: | L. californicum
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Binomial name | |
Limonium californicum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Limonium californicum var. mexicanum (S.F.Blake) Munz |
Limonium californicum is a species of sea lavender in the family Plumbaginaceae.[1][2] It is known by the common names western marsh rosemary and California sea lavender.
It is native to western North America from Oregon to Baja California, with occasional sightings in Nevada and Arizona. It is a plant of coastal habitat such as beaches, salt marshes, and coastal prairie, and other sandy saline and alkaline habitat such as playas.
Description[]
This is a tough perennial herb growing from a woody rhizome. The thick, leathery leaves are oval in shape and up to about 30 centimeters long including the petioles, located in a basal rosette about the stem. The inflorescence is a stiff, branching panicle no more than about 35 centimeters tall bearing large clusters of flowers. The flowers have brownish white ribbed sepals and lavender to nearly white petals.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Limonium californicum (Boiss.) A.Heller". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Limonium californicum (Boiss.) A. Heller". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
External links[]
- Limonium
- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of Oregon
- Taxa named by Pierre Edmond Boissier
- Taxa named by Amos Arthur Heller
- Caryophyllales stubs