''Limonium limbatum'', common names trans-pecos sea-lavender or desert sea-lavender, is a plant species native to the southwestern United States (

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. Most of the 300 species of the genus are found on seashores and in marine salt marshes, but ''L. limbatum'' also grows on the shores of

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and in alkaline depressions in desert areas, at elevations of 400–1800 m.Flora of North America vol 5
/ref> ''Limonium limbatum'' is a perennial herb with a large taproot, producing a rosette of leaves that are still alive at flowering time. Leaves are up to 17 cm long, thick and leathery. Flowering stalk is up to 100 cm tall, not winged, bearing flowers with whitish sepals and blue petals.Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q16992030 limbatum Flora of Arizona Flora of Coahuila Flora of New Mexico Flora of Oklahoma Flora of Texas Taxa named by John Kunkel Small Flora without expected TNC conservation status