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Limonium emarginatum

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Limonium emarginatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Limonium
Species:
L. emarginatum
Binomial name
Limonium emarginatum
(Willd.) Kuntze

Limonium emarginatum is a species of sea lavender known by the common names Gibraltar sea lavender.[1]

Description

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This evergreen is native to southern Spain, Ceuta, Morocco and Gibraltar around the Straits of Gibraltar.[2] The plant creates clumps that are 25 cm high and 50 cm in diameter.

References

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  1. ^ Gibraltar Fauna Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine, GONHS, accessed January 2013
  2. ^ Gibraltar, Kew Gardens, accessed 18 January 2013