Psylliostachys suworowii

Psylliostachys suworowii, the poker statice or Russian statice, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to Central Asia and Afghanistan, and introduced to scattered locales worldwide.[1][2] An annual typically 50 cm (20 in) tall, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental.[1][3]

Psylliostachys suworowii
In a garden setting
Rosette
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Psylliostachys
Species:
P. suworowii
Binomial name
Psylliostachys suworowii
Synonyms[1]
  • Limonium superbum (Regel) F.T.Hubb. ex L.H.Bailey
  • Limonium suworowii (Regel) Kuntze
  • Statice macphersonii F.Muell.
  • Statice spicata var. glabra Regel
  • Statice superba Regel
  • Statice suworowii Regel

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Psylliostachys suworowii (Regel) Roshkova". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Psylliostachys suworowii Russian statice". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023. Other common names; lambs' tails, pink pokers, rat's tail statice, rat-tail
  3. ^ Chang, Kan-Fa; Hwang, Sheau-Fang; Khadhair, Abdul-Hameed; Kawchuk, Lawrence; Howard, Ronald (2004). "Detection and molecular characterization of an aster yellows phytoplasma in poker statice and Queen Anne's lace in Alberta, Canada". Microbiological Research. 159 (1): 43–50. doi:10.1016/j.micres.2004.01.014. PMID 15160606.