Limonium lobatum
(L.f.) Chaz.
Winged sea lavender
PlumbaginaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Africa, Algeria, Australia, Canary Islands, Egypt, Europe, Greece, Liberia, Libya, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa, Spain, Tunisia, West Africa,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Angola, Austria, Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Belarus, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Comoros, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A herb. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves at the base are 3-10 cm long and 1-4 cm wide and have 5-7 lobes. The flowering stems have 3 wings 3-8 mm wide. The flowers are pale blue.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Limonium lobatum, the winged sea-lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to the Canary Islands, Spain, Greece, North Africa, and the Middle East as far as Iran. It is an incipient invasive in Australia.
Names & Synonyms
Limonium lobatum (L.f.) KuntzeLimonium thouinii (Viv.) KuntzeStatice lobata L.f.Statice thouinii Viv.
References (2)
- Jardin, C., 1970, List of Foods Used In Africa, FAO Nutrition Information Document Series No 2.p 104 (As Statice thouinii)
- Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 213 (As Statice thouinii)
