Rock Sea-lavender
Rock Sea-lavender, West Bay, Dorset
View from edge of colony
Flower spikes
Close-up of flower - stamens
Leaves
Branched stems
Limonium binervosum agg.
Plumbaginaceae
July to September
It is patchily scattered round the coast, and is most
common in the Southwest and least common in the
Northeast.
See the BSBI distribution map for Rock Sea-lavenders
Rock Sea-lavenders grow on sea cliffs, sea walls,
saltmarshes and shingle.
They are a group of 9 species plus subspecies, some
of which are highly localised.
Rock Sea-lavenders are native, perennial herbs growing
in large patches and up to 50cm high.
The flowers are violet blue, up to 8mm, in arching spikes.
They are smaller than in Common Sea-lavender.
Leaves are fleshy and variable in size - from 2 to 12cm
long and broad.
Flowering stems are more branched than in
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Rock Sea-lavender, West Bay, Dorset
View from edge of colony
Flower spikes
Close-up of flower - stamens
Leaves
Branched stems
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