Limonium carolinianum
lavender thrift, carolina sealavender, carolina sea lavender, canker root, seaside thrift, american thrift, lavender thrift, marsh root, sea lavender
Photo credit: Larry Allain, U.S. Geological Survey
Family
Plumbaginaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate, basal (rosulate)
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate, spatulate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
blue, purple
Height (meters)
0.2 - 0.8
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Known Parish Occurrences
Cameron, Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Mary, Terrebonne, Vermilion
- plant occurs in parish
Wetland Class
OBL
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
7
Habitat
Salt marshes along the coast.