Limonium bellidifolium

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Limonium bellidifolium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Limonium
Species:
L. bellidifolium
Binomial name
Limonium bellidifolium

Limonium bellidifolium, commonly known as the matted sea-lavender, [1] is an aggregate species in the family Plumbaginaceae.

Despite the common name, matted sea-lavender is not related to the lavenders, but is a perennial herb with flowers with five petals in clusters. It occurs in the upper saltmarshes of Europe and southwest Asia and grows up to 30 cm tall from a rhizome. [2]

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References

  1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. "Limonium bellidifolium (Matted Sea-lavender)". On-line Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. Retrieved