Limonium carolinianum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Limonium |
| Species: | L. carolinianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Limonium carolinianum (Walter) Britton[1]
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Limonium carolinianum, known variously as Carolina sealavender, canker root, ink root, marsh root, lavender thrift, American thrift, or seaside thrift,[3][4] is a species of flowering plant native to the eastern shores of North America, from northern Mexico to Canada.[2] It is a slow-growing perennial herb found in salt marshes and other maritime habitats. Its inflorescences are frequently harvested for use in cut flower arrangements.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 255 (1894)
- ^ a b "Limonium carolinianum (Walter) Britton". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Alan R. Smith (2005). "Limonium carolinianum". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 5. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 December 2020 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Limonium carolinianum - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Baltzer, Jennifer L.; Reekie, Edward G.; Hewlin, Heather L.; Taylor, Philip D.; Boates, J Sherman (2002). "Impact of flower harvesting on the salt marsh plant Limonium carolinianum". Canadian Journal of Botany. 80 (8): 841–851. doi:10.1139/B02-070. S2CID 54602331.
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