Limonium tetragonum | |
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One and two-year old plants. Note that the leaves of the flowering individual have senesced. | |
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In Japan, with seashells | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
Genus: | Limonium |
Species: | L. tetragonum
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Binomial name | |
Limonium tetragonum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Limonium tetragonum, the square-stalked sea lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. [2] [1] It is native to Primorsky Krai in Russia, South Korea, central and southern Japan, the northern Ryukyu Islands, and New Caledonia some 6,800 km (4,200 mi) away. [1] A biennial halophyte, it can be found growing at the high tide line in coastal wetlands and in salt marshes. [1] [3] [4] It is collected in the wild and eaten as a vegetable, and is considered to have medicinal properties. [4] There appears to be an ornamental cultivar, 'Confetti'. [5]
Synonyms; Limonium sinense 'Confetti'
Limonium tetragonum | |
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One and two-year old plants. Note that the leaves of the flowering individual have senesced. | |
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In Japan, with seashells | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
Genus: | Limonium |
Species: | L. tetragonum
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Binomial name | |
Limonium tetragonum | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Limonium tetragonum, the square-stalked sea lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. [2] [1] It is native to Primorsky Krai in Russia, South Korea, central and southern Japan, the northern Ryukyu Islands, and New Caledonia some 6,800 km (4,200 mi) away. [1] A biennial halophyte, it can be found growing at the high tide line in coastal wetlands and in salt marshes. [1] [3] [4] It is collected in the wild and eaten as a vegetable, and is considered to have medicinal properties. [4] There appears to be an ornamental cultivar, 'Confetti'. [5]
Synonyms; Limonium sinense 'Confetti'