Limonium narbonense

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Limonium narbonense
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Flowers of Limonium narbonense
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Limonium
Species:
L. narbonense
Binomial name
Limonium narbonense

Limonium narbonense is a species of sea lavender belonging to the family Plumbaginaceae.

Synonyms[]

  • Limonium angustifolium (Tausch) Degen
  • Limonium angustifolium (Tausch) Turrill
  • Limonium serotinum (Rchb.) Erben, nom. illeg.
  • Limonium serotinum (Rchb.) Pignatti
  • Limonium vulgare subsp. angustifolium (Tausch) P. Fourn.
  • Limonium vulgare subsp. serotinum (Rchb.) Gams
  • Statice angustifolia Tausch
  • Statice brunii Guss.
  • Statice limonium subsp. aggregata (Rouy) Rouy
  • Statice limonium subsp. angustifolia (Tausch) Rouy
  • Statice limonium subsp. serotina (Rchb.) Nyman
  • Statice serotina Rchb.

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Description[]

Plants of Limonium narbonense

Limonium narbonense is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches the height of about 30–70 millimetres (1.2–2.8 in). The leaves are 12 to 30 inches long, lanceolate-spatulate, located in a basal rosette. The inflorescence is large, with only a few or absent sterile branches. The flowers are white to pale violet, with a calyx of about 5–7 mm.[2][3] The flowering period extends from June to September.[1]

Distribution and habitat[]

This species can be found in Southern Europe, North Africa and in Southwest Asia.[4] It is a plant of Mediterranean coastal habitat such as beaches, salt marshes, and coastal prairie, and other sandy saline habitats.

Bibliography[]

  • Conti F.,Abbate G.,Alessandrini A.,Blasi C., 2005 -An Annoted Checklist of the Italian Vascular Flora. Roma
  • Pignatti S. 1982 -Flora d'Italia. Bologna
  • Palop-Esteban, Segarra-Moragues J, González-Candelas F.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Luirig.altervista
  2. ^ Acta Plantarum
  3. ^ UVED
  4. ^ GBIF
  5. ^ Palop-Esteban, M; Segarra-Moragues, J; González-Candelas, F (2011). "Polyploid origin, genetic diversity and population structure in the tetraploid sea lavender Limonium narbonense Miller (Plumbaginaceae) from eastern Spain". Genetica. 139: 1309–22. doi:10.1007/s10709-012-9632-2. PMID 22297901.


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