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Native Sea Lavender

Limonium australe

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Ground covering clambering winding to 600mm high; strings and clusters of small yellow flowers (new) and papery white+brown calyces.

Habitat:

Sandy soil just 'above' high tide level - foreshores with mangroves.

Notes:

Threatened species http://www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au/limonium-australe-var-baudi… <br>
Very attractive en-masse. <br>
Native to the south-east coast of Australia including Tasmania inhabiting salty marshes and mud flats. <br>
Family: Plumbaginaceae <br>
Common Names: Native or Yellow Sea Lavender <br>

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Sea Lavender

Limonium australe

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PublishedFebruary 13, 2012

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