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Limonium ocymifolium (Poir.) Kuntze  
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FamilyPLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus speciesLimonium ocymifolium (Poir.) Kuntze 
BibliographyRevis. Gen. Pl. 2: 396 (1891)
Native RangeGreece to Aegean Islands
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Descriptionglabrous, glaucous, leaves in rosette, oblong-spathulate, obtuse, attenuate to petiole, spikelets 2-3-flowered in terminal spikes producing panicle, bracts coriaceous
Size15-25cm
Colorwhitish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsStatice ocymifolia Poir.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.)
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