| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Goniolimon speciosum (L.) Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 634 (1848) |
| Native Range | s. European Russia to Siberia and n. China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | leaves in rosette, oblong-obovate, 3-6cm, rigid, acute, inflorescence paniculate, axis flexuose, spikes with 2-9, 2-5-flowered spikelets |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring |
| Synonyms | Goniolimon crispum (Regel) Lipsch. Goniolimon speciosum f. alpinum Herder Goniolimon speciosum var. strictum (Regel) T.H.Peng Goniolimon strictum (Regel) Lincz. Limoniastrum speciosum (L.) Moench Limonium ochranthum (Kar. & Kir.) Kuntze Limonium speciosum (L.) Chaz. Statice conspicua Sims. Statice ochrantha Kar. & Kir. Statice speciosa L. Statice speciosa var. crispa Regel Statice speciosa var. lanceolata Regel Statice speciosa var. stricta Regel Taxanthema conspicuum (Sims) Sweet Taxanthema speciosum (L.) Sweet |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia, YAK Yakutskiya) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |