Plumbaginaceae
Limonium

Limonium vulgare Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 1 (1768)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Europe to SW. Sweden. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Plumbaginaceae, C. M. Wilmot-Dear. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1976

Distribution
Native to Europe and North America, or a hybrid of this species, has been cultivated near Nairobi—Nov. 1961, Graham Bell in E.A.H. 318/61A !; exact identification uncertain.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial herb.
Morphology Leaves
Oblong or obovate leaves.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Corymbose inflorescence of 2-flowered spikelets.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Corolla-tube and calyx both 4 mm. long, and reddish corolla-lobes.
[FTEA]

Common Names

English
Sea Lavender

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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