Limonium emarginatum (Willd.) Kuntze
Conservation status:
Endemic to the Strait of Gibraltar.
Diagnostic description:
A hairless perennial forming dense rounded clumps from 10 to 30 cm tall. Leaves spathulate, emarginate, 2 to 8 cm long, dark green, somewhat fleshy, with a prominent mid-vein. Flowering stems up to 60cm long, branching widely in the upper parts. Flowers about 8 mm across, violet to pink, in compact clusters 2 to 3 cm long.
Distribution:
Local: Very common all round Gibraltar’s littoral, on coastal rocks and cliffs, from Catalan Bay to Rosia Bay, with a small stand at Martin’s Cave.
Ecology:
Flowers between (March) April, May, June, July, August and September (November).