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Annual to shrub [ vine].
Leaf: simple, generally in basal rosette ( cauline), entire or lobed.
Inflorescence: raceme, cyme, or panicle ( head-like in Armeria), generally scapose.
Flower: bisexual, radial, generally small; calyx tubular, generally membranous or partly scarious, lobes 5, persistent; petals 5, ± free to ± fused, clawed, ± intertwined; stamens 5, opposite petals, occasionally epipetalous; ovary superior, generally 5-lobed or -ribbed, chamber and ovule 1, styles 5, occasionally fused.
Fruit: utricle, achene, or capsule, ± enclosed in calyx.
27 genera, ± 1000 species: ± worldwide, especially Medit, w&c Asia. [Lledo et al. 1998 Syst Bot 23:21–29] Some cultivated as ornamental (Limonium used as dried flower). —Scientific Editors: Douglas H. Goldman, Bruce G. Baldwin.

Key to Plumbaginaceae

Perennial, rhizomed.
Leaf: many, sessile, linear [to lanceolate], entire; veins 1–7, parallel.
Inflorescence: head-like, on unbranched, scapose peduncle; involucre sheathing, recurved; bracts subtending individual flowers.
Flower: calyx 10-ribbed; styles fused at base, hairy.
± 50 species: North America, Eur, Medit, s South America. (Latin, from Old French: name for a dianthus with spheric heads) [Fuertes Aguilar & Nieto Feliner 2003 Molec Phylogen Evol 28:430–447]
Unabridged references: [Lefebre & Vekemans 1995 Canad J Bot 73:1583–1595; Porsild 1955 Natl Mus Canada Bull 135:170–174]

Leaf: 6–12 cm, 1–2.5 mm wide, flat, glabrous.
Inflorescence: < 2 cm wide; peduncle < 60 cm.
Flower: calyx < corolla, both generally pink; calyx tube ± hairy on ribs, lobe tips short, sharp.
Ocean bluffs, ridges, coastal strand, sand, exposed grassland; < 245 m. North Coast, Central Coast, n Channel Islands;

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Citation for an individual treatment: [Author of taxon treatment] [year]. [Taxon name] in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, [URL for treatment]. Accessed on [month, day, year].

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Chart based on elevation range in Manual and elevations and coordinates of CCH records. Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. Note: About half of the CCH records include both elevation and coordinates.	Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria. View all CCH records   CCH collections by month Duplicates counted once; synonyms included. Species do not include records of infraspecific taxa. Blue line denotes Manual flowering time.