Limonium gmelini

Limonium gmelini, the Siberian statice, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to east-central and southeastern Europe, Russia, the north Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, parts of Siberia, Xinjiang, and Mongolia.^[1][3] A widespread halophytic species, it is found growing in seeps, meadows, steppes, roadsides, and wastelands, as long as they are saline.^[2][4]

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Spermatophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

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Limonium gmelini
Habit
Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Plumbaginaceae
Genus:	Limonium
Species:	L. gmelini
Binomial name
Limonium gmelini (Willd.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1]
List Limonium gmelinii (Willd.) Kuntze orth. var.[2] Limonium pycnanthum Kuntze Statice balansae Boiss. Statice emarginata Schur Statice glauca Willd. ex Schult. Statice gmelini Willd. Statice pycnantha K.Koch Taxanthema gmelinii Sweet Taxanthema scoparium Sweet

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The unimproved species is available from commercial suppliers, and there are a number of cultivars, including 'Ste10' Dazzle Rocks, and 'Perestrojka'.^[5][6][7] The Royal Horticultural Society considers this clump-forming perennial's "smoky-blue, long-lasting flowers" to be "very attractive" to pollinators.^[5]