Limonium sinuatum
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| Limonium sinuatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Limonium |
| Species: | L. sinuatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Limonium sinuatum (L.) Mill. |
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Limonium sinuatum, commonly known as wavyleaf sea-lavender, is a Mediterranean plant species in the family Plumbaginaceae. It is occasionally seen on the California coast where it is an introduced species and landscaping escapee.
[edit] Description
This is a perennial herb growing from a woody rhizome. The oblong, lobed leaves are up to 16 centimeters long including winged petioles. The inflorescence is a stiff, hairy panicle of flower bunches up to half a meter tall. The flower has blue-lavender sepals and pale yellow to white petals.
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