Limonium congestum Kuntze

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Plumbaginaceae > Limonium

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, 5--20 cm tall. Taproot slender. Caudex absent. Basal leaves many; petiole as long as blade; leaf blade oblong-ovate to lanceolate, (0.5--)1--4 X (0.3--)0.5--1 cm, base attenuate, apex rounded to short acute. Inflorescences 5--25; peduncle prostrate; stems branched at base, angulate, basal forks with 1 or 2 leaves; spikes dense, distichous, with 10--20 spikelets; spikelets 2--5-flowered; bracts to 2 mm, broadly obovate; first bractlet ca. 4 mm, broadly membranous at apex. Calyx funnelform, 3--4.5 mm; tube pubescent; limb white, rose, or rose-purple, lobes acute. Corolla pale yellow. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Limonium congestum world distribution map, present in China, Liberia, and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:686706-1
WFO ID wfo-0001095227
COL ID 6QDM6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Statice congesta Limonium congestum