Limonium platyphyllum

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]

Limonium platyphyllum

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

^ ^a ^b "Limonium platyphyllum Lincz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

^ "Limonium platyphyllum (LIILA)". EPPO Global Database. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

^ 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.

^ "Limonium platyphyllum (Sea Lavender)". Gardenia.net. Gardenia. 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

^ "Limonium platyphyllum broad-leaved statice". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023. 19 suppliers

^ "Limonium platyphyllum 'Violetta' statice 'Violetta'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023. 12 suppliers

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Limonium platyphyllum

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