Scientific Name: Limonium australe var. australe

Common Name: yellow sea-lavender

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Plumbaginaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Robust rosette herb with a strong root, wide leaves up to 6cm long.

Height (m): 0.3 – 0.5

Flowers: Many small yellow flowers produced on 50cm tall flowering stems. Papery white or pink calyxes persist after flowering.

Fruit: Capsule

Municipality
BurnieCentral CoastClarenceDevonportGeorge TownLatrobeLauncestonSorell
Plant Communities
Saltmarsh
Habitat Notes

Occurs on the seaward edge of saltmarshes.

Site Tolerance

Moist

General Notes

Suitable for rockeries and container planting. Needs full sun and constant moisture.

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Propagation Method
Seed

Seed Information