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LIMONIUM
(
G
)
Sea-Pink, Papierblom (
Le
)
Family:
PLUMBAGINACEAE
limus, = slime, mud, mire;
leimon, = meadow;
-ium, = ‘characteristic of’, hence indicates connection or resemblance.
lemōnion, = sea lavender.
(many species grow in salt marshes)
(
ld
,
BL
,
Le
)
Limonium scabrum var. scabrum
(
La
)
Purple Sea Pink (
Wf
) Sea Lavender (
PS
)
Location: (
F
,
K
)
scaber, scabrum, = rough, scurfy, scabrous; scabby, mangy, itchy.
(scabrous, i.e. rough or gritty to the touch on account of numerous minute projections)
(
ld
,
BL
)