Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Limonium kaschgaricum (Rupr.) Ikonn.-Gal. |
Bibliography | Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk. S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 2: 255 (1936) |
Native Range | Central Asia to sw. Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1300-3000m |
Description | leaves basal, oblong, 10-25mm, inflorescence numerous, corymbose, axis 4-7-branched, spikes terminal, 3-5 spikelets with 2-3 flowers, calyx pale purple |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | pale purplish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 | Statice kaschgarica Rupr. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |