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One of the three specimens native to North America is native to California, Limonium californicum. In spite of its common names of sea lavender and marsh rosemary, Limonium californicum is not related to any rosemary or lavender species of plants; in actually is related to morning glory. Sea lavender is a halophyte in the Leadwort Family.
Facts and Features
- Geographic Distribution
Pacific coast from Oregon to Baja California, Mexico. Also Arizona and south Nevada
- Amazing Facts
The Ohlone, a California Native American nation, prepared a tea that was used to purify, cleanse, and thin the blood and to treat urinary tract infections and venereal diseases.
- At the Aquarium
Our plants which are in the Shorebird Sanctuary were donated by the Stewards of the Los Cerritos Wetlands located in Long Beach, California
