Carolina sea lavender

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Limonium carolinianum, known variously as Carolina sealavender, canker root, ink root, marsh root, lavender thrift, American thrift, or seaside thrift, is a species of flowering plant native to the eastern shores of North America, from northern Mexico to Canada. It is a slow-growing perennial herb found in salt marshes and other maritime habitats.

• It belongs to the Plumbaginaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 18 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Maine and Rhode Island. ^NatureServe
• In Maine, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in July–September. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as purple. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as summer. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 2 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 1,034 research-grade sightings of it in Maine, ranking #70 among the 110 flowers on our Maine list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 164 research-grade sightings of it in Rhode Island, ranking #94 among the 110 flowers on our Rhode Island list. ^iNaturalist