Limonium platyphyllum
Flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Limonium
Species:
L. platyphyllum
Binomial name
Limonium platyphyllum
Synonyms[1]
  • Limonium gerberi Soldano
  • Limonium latifolium (Sm.) Kuntze
  • Statice coriacea Schult.
  • Statice coriaria Pall.
  • Statice latifolia Sm.
  • Taxanthema latifolium (Sm.) Sweet

Limonium platyphyllum, the broad-leaved statice, or florist's sea lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae.[2] It is native to the Black Sea region; Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Crimea, south and east European Russia, and the Caucasus, and it has been introduced to Great Britain.[1] A perennial halophyte 60 to 75 cm (24 to 30 in) tall, it is widely available from commercial suppliers.[3][4][5] There are a number of cultivars, including the well-known 'Violetta' which has darker petals.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Limonium platyphyllum Lincz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Limonium platyphyllum (LIILA)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Vassilyev, Andrey E.; Stepanova, Amalia A. (1990). "The Ultrastructure of Ion-Secreting and Non-Secreting Salt Glands of Limonium platyphyllum". Journal of Experimental Botany. 41: 41–46. doi:10.1093/jxb/41.1.41.
  4. ↑ "Limonium platyphyllum (Sea Lavender)". Gardenia.net. Gardenia. 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Limonium platyphyllum broad-leaved statice". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023. 19 suppliers
  6. ↑ "Limonium platyphyllum 'Violetta' statice 'Violetta'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023. 12 suppliers


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