Limonium lobatum Kuntze

Limonium lobé (fr), Statice lobé (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Plumbaginaceae > Limonium

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves at the base are 3-10 cm long and 1-4 cm wide and have 5-7 lobes. The flowering stems have 3 wings 3-8 mm wide. The flowers are pale blue.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 20
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Limonium lobatum flower picture by Harrie Hermans (cc-by-sa)
Limonium lobatum flower picture by Harrie Hermans (cc-by-sa)
Limonium lobatum flower picture by Harrie Hermans (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Limonium lobatum world distribution map, present in Australia, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Libya, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:686850-1
WFO ID wfo-0000444731
COL ID 72DQV
BDTFX ID 39096
INPN ID 106084
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Synonyms

Statice lobata Limonium thouinii Statice thouinii Limonium lobatum