Portland Sea-lavender
Portland Sea-lavender on crumbling limestone
Spray of flowers
Closer view of flowers
Spathate leaves
Leaves tinged with orange and purple
Limonium recurvum subsp. Portlandicum
Plumbaginaceae
July to August
It is a rare plant found only on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, and is
protected under Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
See the BSBI distribution map for Portland Sea-lavender
Itr grows in rocky, limestone habitats such as crumbling cliff-
slopes, quarries and rock ledges.
It is a subspecies of Rock Sea-lavender - first designated a
separate subspecies in 1986.
Portland Sea-lavender is a native, clump-forming, perennial
herb growing up to 30cm.
The flowers are violet-pink, up to 8mm, and in dense, arching
spikes.
Leaves are paddle shaped, green, fleshy, and up to12cm.
The subspecies are difficult to tell apart and their location is a
diagnostic feature.
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Portland Sea-lavender on crumbling limestone
Spray of flowers
Closer view of flowers
Spathate leaves
Leaves tinged with orange and purple
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