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Brullo rottingdean sea lavender (Limonium hyblaeum)

Description

Limonium�is a genus of 120�flowering plant�species. Members are also known as�sea-lavender,�statice,�caspia�or�marsh-rosemary. Despite their common names, species are not related to the�lavenders�or to�rosemary. They are instead in�Plumbaginaceae, the plumbago or leadwort family. The generic name is from the Latin�l?m?nion, used by�Pliny�for a wild plant and is ultimately derived from the Ancient Greek�leimon�(??????, �meadow�).

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Plumbaginaceae

              • Genus: Limonium