Limonium elaphonisicum
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Limonium elaphonisicum is a species of the genus of the beach Lilac ( Limonium ) in the family of plumbaginaceae (Plumbaginaceae).
features
Limonium elaphonisicum is a perennial subshrub that reaches heights of 25 to 30 centimeters. The leaves measure 15 to 30 × 3 to 5 millimeters. They are spatulate, pointed and one-nerved.
The inner bracts are 8 to 9 millimeters in size. There are no side branches on the first-order panicle branches. There are 2 (to 3) spikelets on each ear. These are parallel to the axis of the ears and have one flower per centimeter in length . The chalice is 8 to 8.5 millimeters in size.
The flowering time is in July.
Occurrence
Limonium elaphonisicum is endemic to Crete in the prefecture of Chania . It was found on the island of Elafonisi , on the opposite mainland and on the island of Gavdos . The species grows on sandy conglomerate reefs by the sea.
literature
- Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 226 .
- Alfred Mayer: Comparative study of the coastal vegetation of Sardinia (Italy) and Crete (Greece) with respect to the effects of human influence. In: Libri Botanici Volume 15, IHW Verlag, Eching bei München 1995, 264 pages, 20 tables.
Individual evidence
- ^ Erwin Bergmeier, Ralf Jahn, Armin Jagel: Flora and vegetation of Gávdos (Greece), the southernmost European island. I. Vascular flora and chorological relations. In: Candollea. Vol. 52, No. 2, 1997, pp. 305-358.