Limonium virgatum
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Limonium virgatum is a species of the genus of the beach Lilac ( Limonium ) in the family of plumbaginaceae (Plumbaginaceae).
features
Limonium virgatum is a perennial rosette hemikryptophyte or subshrub that reaches stature heights of (10) 20 to 45 (90) centimeters. The leaves are narrowly spatulate to wedge-shaped, rounded to blunt and measure 30 to 80 × 4 to 10 millimeters. As a rule, at least the larger leaves are three-veined.
The panicle branches of the first order have side branches. The ears usually consist of 4 to 5, rarely 2 to 6 spikelets, which protrude at an angle of 30 to 40 ° and have 2 to 4 flowers per centimeter . The inner support sheet measures 5.4 to 6.6 millimeters. The cup is 6.2 to 6.5 millimeters in size.
The flowering period extends from June to October.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 27.
Occurrence
Limonium virgatum occurs in the Mediterranean area. The species grows in dune valleys, on sandy and rocky coasts and on steppe lawns at altitudes of 0 to 200 meters.
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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Limonium virgatum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
