Characteristics
Tough perennial growing from a woody rhizome. The thick, leathery leaves are oval in shape and up to about 30 cm long, including the petioles, located in a basal rosette about the stem (about 1 ft long). The inflorescence is a stiff, branching panicle bearing large clusters of flowers. The flowers have brownish white ribbed sepals and lavender to nearly white petals. Blooms in summer.
Area
Coastal habitat: beaches, salt marshes. Grows with pickleweed and salt grass.
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