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Limonium sinense

Limonium sinense is a species of flowering plant in the sea lavender genus Limonium, family Plumbaginaceae, native to coastal China, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Vietnam. It is a perennial reaching 60 cm (24 in), found on sandy, salty shales next to the ocean. There are a large number of cultivars, with a wide variety of flower colors, created for the cut flower industry. Wild individuals have flowers with white sepals and yellow petals.

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Limonium sinense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Limonium
Species:
L. sinense
Binomial name
Limonium sinense
(Girard) Kuntze
Synonyms1
  • Limonium sinense var. spinulosum Y.Huang
  • Statice fortunei Lindl.
  • Statice sinensis Girard
  • Statice taxanthema Schult.

Limonium sinense is a species of flowering plant in the sea lavender genus Limonium, family Plumbaginaceae, native to coastal China, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and Vietnam.1 It is a perennial reaching 60 cm (24 in), found on sandy, salty shales next to the ocean.2 There are a large number of cultivars, with a wide variety of flower colors, created for the cut flower industry.3 Wild individuals have flowers with white sepals and yellow petals.2

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References

  1. "Limonium sinense (Girard) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. "补血草 bu xue cao". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. van der Ploeg, Ron (1 July 2022). "Thrilling Fillers". aiph.org/floraculture. International Association of Horticultural Producers. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.