Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Limonium acutifolium (Rchb.) C.E.Salmon |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 62: 336 (1924) |
Native Range | s. Corsica, n. Sardinia |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | glabrous, basal stems densely leafy, sublignose, leaves 10-18mm, linear, acute, inflorescence 3-6cm, non-flowering axis few, spikelets 2-flowered |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | blue-purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Limonium minutum ssp. acutifolium (Rchb.) P.Fourn. Limonium rupicola (Badaró ex Rchb.) Kuntze Statice acutifolia Rchb. Statice minuta Moritzi ex Rchb. Statice minuta var. acutifolia (Rchb.) Boiss. Statice rupicola Badaró ex Rchb. Statice virgata var. pumila Boiss. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna) |