Daisy-leaved sea lavender

Daisy-leaved sea lavender
Daisy-leaved sea lavender ( Limonium bellidifolium )
Systematics
Eudicotyledons Nuclear eudicotyledons Order : Clove-like (Caryophyllales) Family : Leadwort family (Plumbaginaceae) Genre : Sea lavender ( Limonium ) Type : Daisy-leaved sea lavender
Scientific name
Limonium bellidifolium
( Gouan ) Dumort.

The Gänseblümchenblättrige beach Lilac ( Limonium bellidifolium ) is a plant from the genus of the beach Lilac ( Limonium ) in the family of plumbaginaceae (Plumbaginaceae).

features

The daisy-leaved sea lavender is an evergreen subshrub that reaches heights of growth of 9 to 30 (40) centimeters. The leaves are one to three nerved and measure 1.4 to 4 × 0.3 to 0.6 (1.5) centimeters. The spikelets are one to three-flowered. The bracts of the spikelets shine through to the central keel. The crown is bluish purple.

The flowering period extends from August to October.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 18.

Occurrence

The daisy-leaved sea lavender occurs in the Mediterranean region , in Turkey and in Central Asia on salt marshes both inland and on the coast.

use

The daisy-leaved sea lavender is rarely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens and alpine houses.

literature

• Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Limonium bellidifolium at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

Web links

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