Limonium sventenii

Family: Plumbaginaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Limonium sventenii is a naturalized perennial herb found in the Peninsular Ranges bioregion in disturbed areas at elevations around 100 meters. Flowering in February, this plant produces white flowers with blue-purple calyxes, creating a delicate color contrast. Growing with erect stems up to 70 centimeters tall, it forms an elegant upright structure in its habitat. Its leaves are elliptic to obovate, 7 to 14 centimeters long and 3 to 8 centimeters wide, with entire margins and an attenuate base tapering to an acuminate tip. The plant's terminal branches feature crowded flower clusters with narrow winged axes, giving it a distinctive architectural appearance.

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Bloom period: Feb

Elevation: 100 m

Bioregions: PR

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