Rock sea-lavenders (endemic) (Limonium spp)
Facts
| Kingdom | Plantae |
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| Phylum | Anthophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Plumbaginales |
| Family | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus | Limonium (1) |
| Size | Height: 4-70 cm (2) |
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Status
In Britain and Ireland Limonium britannicum, and L. procerum are classified as Lower Risk- Nationally Scarce, endemic; L. dodartiforme, L. loganicum, L. paradoxum, L. Parvum, and L. transwallianum are classified as Vulnerable, endemic, and L. recurvum is Vulnerable, endemic to Britain and Ireland (L. recurvum recurvum is endemic to Britain only). L. binervosum is not endemic to Britain and Ireland, but four subspecies are: L. b. saxonicum, L. b. anglicum, L. b. cantianum and L. b. mutatum. Furthermore, L. b. sarniense is endemic to the Channel Islands (2).
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