The Leadwort Family
Leadwort Family - Plumbaginaceae
Winged Sea-lavender Limonium lobatum(Limonium thouinii) Native to the Canary Islands and southern Mediterranean Region, eastwards to Iran. The commonest Sea-lavender species on Fuerteventura, scattered widely in open and lightly disturbed ground.
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Sinuate Statice Limonium sinuatum
Native throughout the Mediterranean region, including the Canary Islands. Found on stoney ground but may also occur as a garden escape in urban areas.
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Bourgeau's Sea-lavender Limonium bourgeaui
Native and endemic to Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. Rare and known in the wild from only a single location on Fuerteventura, but sometimes seen being grown as a garden plant. Leaves pubescent, sinuate and long-petiolate at the base. Flower scapes winged in their upper part.
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Cape Leadwort Plumbago auriculata
Native to South and South-east Africa. Commonly grown as a garden and amenity plant in warmer parts of the world, including throughout the Mediterranean Region. In Fuerteventura, commonly used as a larval food plant by Lang's Short-tailed Blue.
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