Limonium gmelini, the Siberian statice, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to east-central and southeastern Europe, Russia, the north Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, parts of Siberia, Xinjiang, and Mongolia.[2][3] A widespread halophytic species, it is found growing in seeps, meadows, steppes, roadsides, and wastelands, as long as they are saline.[1][4]
Limonium gmelini | |
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Close-up of flowers | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
Genus: | Limonium |
Species: | L. gmelini
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Limonium gmelini | |
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The unimproved species is available from commercial suppliers, and there are a number of cultivars, including 'Ste10' Dazzle Rocks, and 'Perestrojka'.[5][6][7] The Royal Horticultural Society considers this clump-forming perennial's "smoky-blue, long-lasting flowers" to be "very attractive" to pollinators.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Malekmohammadi, Maryam; Lack, H. Walter; Lomonosova, Maria; Akhani, Hossein (2017). "The discovery, naming and typification of Limonium gmelini (Plumbaginaceae)". Willdenowia. 47 (2): 99–106. doi:10.3372/wi.47.47201. S2CID 90378123.
...therefore refrain from changing the orthography of the epithet to "gmelinii"
- ^ a b "Limonium gmelini (Willd.) Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Dalla Guda, C.; Scordo, E.; Allera, C.; Farina, E. (2000). "Effects of Low Temperatures and Gibberellic Acid on Flowering of Limonium gmelinii". Acta Horticulturae (541): 323–326. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.541.50.
- ^ "大叶补血草 da ye bu xue cao". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Limonium gmelinii". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
1 suppliers
- ^ "Limonium gmelinii Dazzle Rocks ('Ste10')". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
lilac-purple long-lasting flowers ... 4 suppliers
- ^ "Limonium gmelinii 'Perestrojka'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.