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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{speciesbox
| image = Limonium perezii 2.jpg
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Limonium
| species = perezii
| authority = ([[Otto Stapf|Stapf]]) [[Frederic Tracy Hubbard|F.T.Hubbard]]
}}

'''''Limonium perezii''''' is a species of ''[[Limonium]]'' known by the common names '''Perez's sea lavender''' and '''seafoam statice'''. It is also known as simply statice (reflecting the former name of the genus), sea lavender or marsh rosemary (common names for the genus). It is native to the coasts of the [[Canary Islands]] but are widely used in gardens throughout the world.

==Description==
This is a tough perennial herb growing from a woody [[rhizome]]. The thick leaves are oval to round in shape and up to about {{convert|30|cm|in|sp=us}} long including the [[Petiole (botany)|petioles]], located in a basal rosette about the stem. The [[inflorescence]] is a stiff, branching panicle {{convert|15|to|45|cm|in|sp=us}} tall, topped with bushy clusters of flowers. The small flower has lavender [[sepal]]s and white petals.<ref name = Trop>{{cite web |url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/25400056 |title= ''Limonium perezii''|accessdate=June 13, 2013 |publisher= Tropicos.org. [[Missouri Botanical Garden]]}}</ref>

==Naming==
As a widely used garden plant, it is often referred to by the common names Perez's sea lavender and seafoam statice, as well as variations on the name of the genus (former name Statice, current name Limonium and common names sea lavender and marsh rosemary).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gardenia.net/plant/Limonium-perezii-Sea-Lavender|title=Limonium perezii (sea lavender)|website=Gardenia|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://garden.org/plants/view/113859/Perezs-Sea-Lavender-Limonium-perezii/|title=Perez's Sea Lavender (Limonium perezii)|website=The National Gardening Association: Plants database|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref> It may be referred to by the [[Afrikaans]] name '''''papierblom''''' or the common name '''everlasting''' in [[South Africa]].<ref name=sa>{{cite web|url=https://www.gardeninginsouthafrica.co.za/small-plants/sea-lavender-perezs-sea-lavender-papierblomlimonium-perezii|title=Sea Lavender, Perez's Sea Lavender, Papierblom - Limonium perezii|website=Gardening in South Africa|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>

==Origin and distribution==

''Limonium perezii'' is native to the Canary Islands, but widely cultivated as a garden plant.<ref name=sa/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5645,5648,5652 Jepson Manual Treatment]
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Limonium+perezii Photo gallery]

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[[Category:Limonium|perezii]]
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