Limonium californicum

This photo is incorrect for the species. This is a photo of Perez's Sea Lavende, native to the Canary Islands.

Limonium californicum

Limonium californicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Plumbaginaceae
Tribus: Limonieae
Genus: Limonium
Species: Limonium californicum

Name

Limonium californicum (Boiss.) A. Heller in Cat. N. Amer. Pl.: 6 (1898)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Limonium commune var. californicum (Boiss.) Greene in Man. Bot. San Francisco: 235 (1894)
  • Limonium commune subsp. californicum (Boiss.) A.E.Murray in Kalmia 12: 21 (1982)
  • Statice californica Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 643 (1848)
  • Statice limonium var. californica (Boiss.) A.Gray in J.C.Ives, Rep. Colorado R. 4: 19 (1861)
• Heterotypic
  • Limonium californicum var. mexicanum (S.F.Blake) Munz in Aliso 4: 96 (1958)
  • Limonium commune var. mexicanum (S.F.Blake) Jeps. in Fl. Calif. 3: 77 (1939)
  • Limonium mexicanum S.F.Blake in Rhodora 18: 59 (1916)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California, Nevada, Oregon Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Heller, A.A. 1898. Catalogue of North American Plants North of Mexico, exclusive of the lower cryptogams. BHL Reference page. : 6.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005). Flora of North America North of Mexico 5: 1-656. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Limonium californicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Limonium californicum. Published online. Accessed: September 01 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Limonium californicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 September 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. September 01 in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: California sea lavender, western marsh rosemary
• español: lavanda de California, statice de California

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