Limonium tetragonum

Limonium tetragonum, the square-stalked sea lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae.^[2][1] It is native to Primorsky Krai in Russia, South Korea, central and southern Japan, the northern Ryukyu Islands, and New Caledonia some 6,800 km (4,200 mi) away.^[1] A biennial halophyte, it can be found growing at the high tide line in coastal wetlands and in salt marshes.^[1][3][4] It is collected in the wild and eaten as a vegetable, and is considered to have medicinal properties.^[4] There appears to be an ornamental cultivar, 'Confetti'.^[5]

Limonium tetragonum
One and two-year old plants. Note that the leaves of the flowering individual have senesced.
In Japan, with seashells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Plumbaginaceae
Genus:	Limonium
Species:	L. tetragonum
Binomial name
Limonium tetragonum (Thunb.) Bullock
Synonyms[1]
Limonium japonicum (Siebold & Zucc.) Kuntze Statice japonica Siebold & Zucc. Statice tetragona Thunb. Taxanthema tetragonum (Thunb.) Sweet