Limonium auriculae-ursifolium (Pourr.) Druce


Family	PLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus species	Limonium auriculae-ursifolium (Pourr.) Druce
Synonyms	Statice auriculae-ursifolium Pourr.
	Limonium lychnidifolium (Girard) Kuntze
	Limonium willdenowii (Poir.) P.Fourn.
Habitat	sands and rocks
Altitude	0-100m
Description	leaves oblanceolate to spathulate, 2-10cm long, mucronate, glaucous, flowers 7-8mm in compact spikelets, forming pyramidal panicle
Size	20-30cm
Color	bluish violet
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	tuft
Cultivation	open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagation	seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory	Europe Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	PLUMBAGINACEAE Limonium auriculae-ursifolium (Pourr.) Druce, List Brit. Pl. ed. 2: 77 (1928) Basionym: Statice auriculae-ursifolia Pourr., Mém. Acad. Sci. Toulouse 3: 330 (1788) 0-100m ============================================================================= auriculae-ursifolium typicum ined. Synonyms: Limonium binervosum lychnidifolium (Girard) P.Fourn. Limonium girardianum willdenowii (Poir.) P.Fourn. Limonium lychnidifolium (Girard) Kuntze Limonium willdenowii (Poir.) P.Fourn. Statice lychnidifolia Girard Statice willdenowii Poir. Taxanthema willdenowianum Sweet w. Medit. 12 FRA POR SPA 20 ALG MOR 0-100m auriculae-ursifolium lusitanicum (Pignatti) Pignatti, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 64(4): 367 (1971) Basionym: Limonium globulariifolium lusitanicum Pignatti c. Portugal 12 POR auriculae-ursifolium multiflorum (Pignatti) Pignatti, ibid. Basionym: Limonium binervosum multiflorum Pignatti sc. Portugal 12 POR