1) Dicot genus 2) Genus limonium 3) Magnoliopsid genus 
The genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and North America. By far the greatest diversity (over 100 species) is in the area stretching from Canary Islands east through the Mediterranean region to central Asia; for comparison, North America only has 3 native species. Sea-lavenders normally grow as herbaceous p...
(Sea Lavender, Statice) These annuals or perennials are found wild on the seacoasts and in salt marshes and are widely distributed over the Northern Hemisphere. The Limoniums, along with the Armerias (Thrifts), were once included in the group Statice and are still often known by that name in gardens. They form upright clumps, 1 to 3 feet high. The ...
[n] - sea lavender
genus Limonium noun sea lavender