| Limonium narbonense | |
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| Flowers of Limonium narbonense | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Limonium |
| Species: | L. narbonense |
| Binomial name | |
| Limonium narbonense | |
Limonium narbonense is a species of sea lavender belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae.
Limonium narbonense is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches the height of about 30–70 millimetres (1.2–2.8 in). The leaves are 12 to 30 inches long, lanceolate-spatulate, located in a basal rosette. The inflorescence is large, with only a few or absent sterile branches. The flowers are white to pale violet, with a calyx of about 5–7 mm. [2] [3] The flowering period extends from June to September. [1]
This species can be found in Southern Europe, North Africa and in Southwest Asia. [4] It is a plant of Mediterranean coastal habitat such as beaches, salt marshes, and coastal prairie, and other sandy saline habitats.
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