Limonium californicum

Western marsh-rosemary, Western Marsh-Rosemary

Family: Plumbaginaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Western marsh-rosemary is a California native perennial found in coastal bioregions including northern and central California coastal areas in salt marshes and coastal dunes at elevations below 50 meters. Flowering from July to December, this plant produces delicate blue flowers with white calyx lobes in small crowded clusters. Growing to less than 35 centimeters tall with erect, sturdy stems, it forms a compact herb with distinctive leathery leaves. Its leaves are thick and obovate to oblong, measuring 5 to 15 centimeters long with wavy margins and narrow-winged petioles. The plant has a compact growth habit with leaves that are thick and somewhat leathery, adapting well to harsh coastal environments.

Habitat: Common; coastal dunes, salt marshes

Bloom period: Jul-Dec

Elevation: < 50 m

Bioregions: NCo, CCo, SCo

California counties: Humboldt, Orange, San Luis Obispo, Marin, Ventura, Los Angeles, Santa Clara, Santa Barbara, San Diego, San Mateo, Alameda, San Francisco, Solano, Contra Costa, Sonoma, Monterey

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.