Limonium narbonense explained

Limonium narbonense is a species of sea lavender belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae.

Synonyms

• Limonium angustifolium (Tausch) Degen
• Limonium angustifolium (Tausch) Turrill
• Limonium serotinum (Rchb.) Erben, nom. illeg.
• Limonium serotinum (Rchb.) Pignatti
• Limonium vulgare subsp. angustifolium (Tausch) P. Fourn.
• Limonium vulgare subsp. serotinum (Rchb.) Gams
• Statice angustifolia Tausch
• Statice brunii Guss.
• Statice limonium subsp. aggregata (Rouy) Rouy
• Statice limonium subsp. angustifolia (Tausch) Rouy
• Statice limonium subsp. serotina (Rchb.) Nyman
• Statice serotina Rchb.

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Description

Limonium narbonense is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches the height of about 30-. 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]

Distribution and habitat

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.

Bibliography

• Conti F.,Abbate G.,Alessandrini A.,Blasi C., 2005 -An Annoted Checklist of the Italian Vascular Flora. Roma
• Pignatti S. 1982 -Flora d'Italia. Bologna
• Palop-Esteban, Segarra-Moragues J, González-Candelas F.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=limonium+narbonense Luirig.altervista
2. http://www.actaplantarum.org/floraitaliae/viewtopic.php?t=3771 Acta Plantarum
3. http://www.obs-banyuls.fr/UVED/module/voir_taxon/taxon_numero_675.html UVED
4. https://www.gbif.org/species/4089594/ GBIF
5. 22297901 . 10.1007/s10709-012-9632-2 . 139 . Polyploid origin, genetic diversity and population structure in the tetraploid sea lavender Limonium narbonense Miller (Plumbaginaceae) from eastern Spain . 2011 . Genetica . 1309–22 . Palop-Esteban . M . Segarra-Moragues . J . González-Candelas . F.