Limonium multiflorum | |
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Specimen at Cabo Raso | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
Genus: | Limonium |
Species: | L. multiflorum |
Binomial name | |
Limonium multiflorum Erben | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Limonium multiflorum is a species of sea-lavender endemic to central-west Portugal, where it inhabits rocky and sandy areas.
Flowers are 6.3–7.2 mm (0.25–0.28 in) in diameter and petals are purplish-reddish. [4]
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