Goniolimon tataricum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
Genus: | Goniolimon |
Species: | G. tataricum
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Binomial name | |
Goniolimon tataricum | |
Synonyms [3] | |
Goniolimon tataricum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Goniolimon, family Plumbaginaceae. [4] It is called German statice, Tatarian sea-lavender, Tartarian statice or just statice. It is native to Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Greece, Kazakhstan, the North Caucasus, Romania, Southern Russia, Tunisia, Ukraine and the former Yugoslavia. [3] [5] It is planted in gardens as a border and ground cover, and also used in the cut flower industry. [6]
Two varieties are currently accepted: [3]