| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Limonium gmelinii (Willd.) Kuntze |
| Synonyms | Statice gmelinii Willd. |
| Limonium pycnanthum (K.Koch) Kuntze | |
| Statice balansae Boiss. | |
| Habitat | saltings |
| Description | leaves basal, hard, ovate, 10-30cm long, inflorescence large, corymbose, axis 3-4-branched, spikes with 2-7, 1-2-flowered, crowded spikelets, bracts broadly ovate |
| Size | 30-70cm |
| Color | bluish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, tuft |
| 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
Middle Europe (Czechoslovakia , Hungary ) Southeastern Europe (Bulgaria , Romania , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus ) Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Iran , Turkey ) 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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