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Limonium bellidifolium (Gouan) Dumort.

matted sea-lavender (Plumbaginaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
LocalVery strong tendencyE
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Limonium bellidifolium, seen here in fruit, grows in eastern England as a low, matted plant; the basal leaves wither before the flowers open.

Wells-next-the-Sea (VC28: West Norfolk); 2017-09-23

 matted sea-lavender / Limonium bellidifolium: _Limonium bellidifolium_, seen here in fruit, grows in eastern England as a low, matted plant; the basal leaves wither before the flowers open.

Elsewhere in its range, Limonium bellidifolium is a more upright, less branching plant.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-05

 matted sea-lavender / Limonium bellidifolium: Elsewhere in its range, _Limonium bellidifolium_ is a more upright, less branching plant.

Flowers

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-05

 matted sea-lavender / Limonium bellidifolium: Flowers

All images copyright © Christopher J. Dixon unless otherwise indicated.

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