Information about the sole species of the leadwort family (Plumbaginaceae)
that grows without cultivation on Mount Desert Island

 compiled by the
Champlain Project - P. O. Box 400 - Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
info@vfthomas.com - 207-266-5748

(updated 17 May 2010)


Plumbaginaceae - leadwort family

Mount Desert Island is home to 1 species in 1 genus. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Limonium (1 species)
      Limonium carolinianum - Carolina sea-lavender (occasional [see note 1 at bottom of page])





Limonium (sea-lavender)

Limonium carolinianum (Carolina sea-lavender) - [information to be added]


Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper "Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine" by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.