What is Plumbaginaceae?
{{Taxobox | name = Plumbaginaceae | image =Plumbago europaea.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = ''Plumbago europaea'' | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Caryophyllales]] | familia = '''Plumbaginaceae''' | familia_authority = [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu|Juss.]] (1789) | subdivision_ranks = genera | subdivision = See text }} '''Plumbaginaceae''' is a family of [[flowering plant]]s are about 560 species in 10 genera found all over the world. They are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs and climbers. [[Armeria|Thrift]] (''Armeria'') and [[Limonium|Sea Lavender]] (''Limonium''), have small flowers in dense clusters. They are generally grown for garden decoration or as cut flowers, either fresh or dried, and medicinal extracts are obtained from some species. {{biology-stub}} [[category:Caryophyllales]] [[Category:Plant families]]