Goniolimon tataricum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Goniolimon, family Plumbaginaceae.[4] It is called German statice, Tatarian sea-lavender, Tartarian statice or just statice. It is native to Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Greece, Kazakhstan, the North Caucasus, Romania, Southern Russia, Tunisia, Ukraine and the former Yugoslavia.[3][5] It is planted in gardens as a border and ground cover, and also used in the cut flower industry.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Goniolimon |
| Species: | G. tataricum
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| Goniolimon tataricum | |
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Varieties edit
Two varieties are currently accepted:[3]
- Goniolimon tataricum var. platypterum (Klokov) Tzvelev
- Goniolimon tataricum var. tauricum
References edit
- ^ A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 632 (1848)
- ^ GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. "Taxanthema tatarica Sw". gbif.org. GBIF Secretariat. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Goniolimon tataricum (L.) Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Goniolimon tataricum (L.) Boiss". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Goniolimon tataricum statice". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Goniolimon tataricum". missouribotanicalgarden.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 4 September 2020.