Limonium sinuatum
(L.) Mill.
Sea lavender, Wavyleaf sea lavender
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Stems, Vegetable, Flowers
The young stems and leaves are eaten raw with olives, mixed with olive oil in salads, and used in stews. The flowers are also edible.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows on sand-dunes and waste places. It grows in the Sahara.
Africa, Albania, Algeria, Asia, Australia, Canary Is., Caucasus, Crete, Cyprus, Egypt, Europe, France, Greece, Indochina, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Mediterranean*, Mexico, Morocco, North Africa, North America, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sahara, SE Asia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tunisia, Turkey, Türkiye, USA, Vietnam, West Africa, Yugoslavia,
How to Identify
A herb. It can grow each year from seed or keep growing from year to year. It grows 1 m high. It has long spreading hairs. The leaves are near the base. They are sword shaped. They are 3-10 cm long by 1-3 cm wide. Flowers are in compact spikes of 3-4 flowers. They are cream/blue.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Limonium sinuatum, commonly known as wavyleaf sea lavender, statice, sea lavender, notch leaf marsh rosemary, sea pink, is a Mediterranean plant species in the family Plumbaginaceae known for its papery flowers that can be used in dried arrangements. It is native to the whole Mediterranean Basin. It usually grows up in sandy grounds.
Names & Synonyms
Capitana, Krilata mrežica, Sahil karanfili, Tamazgelit, Truong-anh
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