Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Limonium ovalifolium (Poir.) Kuntze |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 396 (1891) |
Native Range | France to Iberian Peninsula, Morocco |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | leaves spathulate, acute, mucronate, to 6cm long, inflorescence paniculate, spikelets very dense, 1cm long, flowers ca. 4mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pale pink |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Limonium delicatulum ssp. gallicum Pignatti Limonium gallicum (Pignatti) Domina Limonium lanceolatum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Franco Limonium ovalifolium ssp. lusitanicum Pignatti Limonium ovalifolium var. majus (Rouy) Emb. & Maire Statice auriculifolia Brot. Statice hybrida Mont. ex J.Lloyd Statice lanceolata Hoffmanns. & Link Statice lychnidifolia ssp. ovalifolia (Poir.) Corb. Statice muscosa Salzm. ex Boiss. Statice ovalifolia Poir. Statice ovalifolia var. major Rouy Statice ovalifolia var. minor Boiss. Statice ovalifolia var. mollis Rouy Statice ovalifolia var. nana Rouy Statice ovalifolia var. pedicularis Rouy |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |