| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Limonium suffruticosum (L.) Kuntze |
| Synonyms | Statice suffruticosa L. |
| Statice fruticosa Lepech. | |
| Taxanthema suffruticosum (L.) Sweet | |
| Habitat | saltings |
| Description | leaves oblong-spathulate, 10-45mm, inflorescence axillary on young shoots, 5-35cm, spikes crowded, 2-5 spikelets with 2-5 flowers, glabrous, calyx white |
| Size | 10-80cm |
| Color | bluish, pale purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Eastern Europe (Krym , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran ) China (Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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