Limonium platyphyllum
Flowers
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Limonium
Species:
L. platyphyllum
Binomial name
Limonium platyphyllum
Synonyms[1]
  • Limonium gerberi Soldano
  • Limonium latifolium (Sm.) Kuntze
  • Statice coriacea Schult.
  • Statice coriaria Pall.
  • Statice latifolia Sm.
  • Taxanthema latifolium (Sm.) Sweet

Limonium platyphyllum, the broad-leaved statice, or florist's sea lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae.[2] It is native to the Black Sea region; Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Crimea, south and east European Russia, and the Caucasus, and it has been introduced to Great Britain.[1] A perennial halophyte 60 to 75 cm (24 to 30 in) tall, it is widely available from commercial suppliers.[3][4][5] There are a number of cultivars, including the well-known 'Violetta' which has darker petals.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Limonium platyphyllum Lincz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. "Limonium platyphyllum (LIILA)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. Vassilyev, Andrey E.; Stepanova, Amalia A. (1990). "The Ultrastructure of Ion-Secreting and Non-Secreting Salt Glands of Limonium platyphyllum". Journal of Experimental Botany. 41: 41–46. doi:10.1093/jxb/41.1.41.
  4. "Limonium platyphyllum (Sea Lavender)". Gardenia.net. Gardenia. 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. "Limonium platyphyllum broad-leaved statice". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023. 19 suppliers
  6. "Limonium platyphyllum 'Violetta' statice 'Violetta'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023. 12 suppliers


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