Limonium gougetianum

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Limonium gougetianum
Systematics
Eudicotyledons
Nuclear eudicotyledons
Order : Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family : Leadwort family (Plumbaginaceae)
Genre : Sea lavender ( Limonium )
Type : Limonium gougetianum
Scientific name
Limonium gougetianum
( Girard ) Kuntze

Limonium gougetianum is a plant type from the type of beach Lilac ( Limonium ) in the family of plumbaginaceae (Plumbaginaceae).

description

Limonium gougetianum is a hairless, slightly rough plant with heights of 10 to 20 cm. The leaves are 15 to 30 mm long, 3 to 9 mm wide and are inverted spatulate . To the front they are blunt, only one vein runs through them and they stand in dense, basal rosettes . Non-flowering stems are mostly absent, rarely one to four are formed. The basal stems are sterile. The scales are 3 to 5 mm long.

The inflorescences consist of straight, rigid segments. The ears are 1.5 to 2 cm long, on every centimeter there are about seven to nine spikelets, which consist of two flowers . The inner bracts are about 4 mm long. The outer bracts overlap the inner ones by about 1/4 to 1/6. The calyx is about 4.5 to 5 mm long, the rim of the calyx is about 1.5 times as long as the calyx tube. The crown is 5 to 6 mm long and pale purple.

Occurrence

The species occurs on the Balearic Islands and grows there on salt marshes.

literature

  • TG Tutin et al. (Ed.): Flora Europaea, Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae . Cambridge University Press, 1972. ISBN 978-0521084895 .