Comb-shaped sea lavender

Comb-shaped sea lavender
	Comb-shaped sea lavender ( Limonium pectinatum )
Systematics
	Eudicotyledons
	Nuclear eudicotyledons
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Leadwort family (Plumbaginaceae)
Genre :	Sea lavender ( Limonium )
Type :	Comb-shaped sea lavender
Scientific name
	Limonium pectinatum
	( Aiton ) Kuntze

The comb-shaped beach Lilac ( Limonium pectinatum ) is a plant from the genus of the beach Lilac ( Limonium ). The species is very rich in shape and the most common sea lavender species in the Canaries.

features

The comb-shaped sea lavender is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 5 to 30 centimeters. The stems are partially prostrate and hardly winged. There are numerous rosettes on branched stems. The leaves are 2 to 5 inches long, spatulate and gray. The calyx is blunt pentagonal and whitish. The flowers are pale purple or white.

The flowering period extends from January to June.

Occurrence

The comb-shaped sea lavender occurs on the Canary Islands El Hierro , La Palma , La Gomera , Tenerife and Gran Canaria on rocky coasts.

supporting documents

↑ Thomas Muer, Herbert Sauerbier, Francisco Cabrera Calixto: The fern and flowering plants of the Canary Islands . Margraf, Weikersheim August 16, 2016, ISBN 3-82-361721-4 , p. 231.

Ingrid and Peter Schönfelder: Kosmos-Atlas Mediterranean and Canary Islands flora . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-440-06223-6 .

Web links

Commons : Comb-Shaped Sea Lilac ( Limonium pectinatum ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

[muersauerbiercabrera-1] Thomas Muer, Herbert Sauerbier, Francisco Cabrera Calixto: The fern and flowering plants of the Canary Islands . Margraf, Weikersheim August 16, 2016, ISBN 3-82-361721-4 , p. 231.