Limonium carolinianum

Limonium carolinianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Plumbaginaceae
Genus:	Limonium
Species:	L. carolinianum
Binomial name
Limonium carolinianum (Walter) Britton [1]
Synonyms [2]
List Limonium angustatum(A.Gray) Small Limonium carolinianum var. angustatum(A.Gray) S.F.Blake Limonium carolinianum var. compactumShinners Limonium carolinianum var. nashii(Small) B.Boivin Limonium carolinianum var. obtusilobum(S.F.Blake) H.E.Ahles Limonium carolinianum var. trichogonum(S.F.Blake) B.Boivin Limonium endlichianum(Wangerin)S.F.Blake Limonium lefroyi(Hemsl.) Britton Limonium nashiiSmall Limonium nashii f. albiflorumHouse Limonium nashii var. angustatum(A.Gray) H.E.Ahles Limonium nashii var. trichogonumS.F.Blake Limonium obtusilobumS.F.Blake Limonium trichogonumS.F.Blake Statice angustata(A.Gray) Wangerin Statice brasiliensis var. angustataA.Gray Statice carolinianaWalter Statice endlichianaWangerin Statice lefroyiHemsl. Statice limonium var. carolinianum(Walter) A.Gray Statice nashii(Small) Wangerin Statice tracyiGand. Taxanthema carolinianumSweet

Limonium carolinianum, known variously as Carolina sealavender, canker root, ink root, marsh root, lavender thrift, American thrift, or seaside thrift, ^{[3] [4]} is a species of flowering plant native to the eastern shores of North America, from northern Mexico to Canada. ^[2] It is a slow-growing perennial herb found in salt marshes and other maritime habitats. Its inflorescences are frequently harvested for use in cut flower arrangements. ^[5]

References

1. Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 255 (1894)
2. "Limonium carolinianum (Walter) Britton". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
3. Alan R. Smith (2005). "Limonium carolinianum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 5. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 December 2020– via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
4. "Limonium carolinianum - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
5. Baltzer, Jennifer L.; Reekie, Edward G.; Hewlin, Heather L.; Taylor, Philip D.; Boates, J Sherman (2002). "Impact of flower harvesting on the salt marsh plant Limonium carolinianum" . Canadian Journal of Botany. 80 (8): 841–851. Bibcode:2002CaJB...80..841B. doi:10.1139/B02-070. S2CID   54602331.