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Western Marsh Rosemary
Limonium californicum
Limonium californicum is a species of sea lavender in the family Plumbaginaceae. It is known by the common names western marsh rosemary and California sea lavender.
From the article Limonium californicum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This is a tough perennial herb growing from a woody rhizome. The thick, leathery leaves are oval in shape and up to about 30 centimeters (12 in) long including the petioles, located in a basal rosette about the stem. The inflorescence is a stiff, branching panicle no more than about 35 centimeters (14 in) tall bearing large clusters of flowers. The flowers have brownish white ribbed sepals and lavender to nearly white petals.
Range & habitat
L. californicum is native to western North America from Oregon to Baja California, with occasional sightings in Nevada and Arizona.
Wikipedia: “Range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 63364.