| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Goniolimon tataricum (L.) Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 632 (1848) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Kazakhstan and Caucasus, Algeria to Tunisia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | branched, leaves oblong to obovate, 5-15cm long, adaxially white punctate, panicle broadly, lax branched, triangular in outline, flowers numerous, 7mm long |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| 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; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Goniolimon beckerianum Janka Goniolimon collinum var. bulgaricum Novák Goniolimon tataricum f. bulgaricum (Novák) Ancev Goniolimon tataricum f. ciliatum Ancev Goniolimon tataricum var. kluchoricum Tzvelev Limonium besserianum Kuntze Limonium tataricum (L.) Mill. Statice graminifolia Besser Statice tatarica L. Statice terekiensis Gueldenst. Statice trigona Pall. Statice triquetra M.Bieb. Taxanthema tataricum (L.) Sweet |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia, RUS South European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan) 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |