Lobed sea lavender
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The lobed beach Lilac ( Limonium lobatum ) is a plant from the genus of the beach Lilac ( Limonium ).
features
The lobed sea lavender is an annual plant that reaches heights of 10 to 30 centimeters. Often only the top half of the stem has two wings. A pointed appendage can be found on each of the nodes. The leaves are elongated, pinnate and pinnate and gray-green. There is stiff hair on the leaf margins and nerves. The calyx is whitish or pale blue and 11 to 12 millimeters in size. Up to half of the calyx are 5 pointed lobes, which alternate with 5 awns. The petals are pale yellow.
The flowering period extends from March to April.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 12.
Occurrence
The lobed sea lavender occurs in the Mediterranean on rocky coasts and in dry areas inland.
literature
- Ingrid and Peter Schönfelder : Kosmos-Atlas Mediterranean and Canary Islands flora . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-440-06223-6 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Limonium lobatum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis