Limonium scoparium

Limonium scoparium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Plumbaginaceae
Tribus: Limonieae
Genus: Limonium
Species: Limonium scoparium

Name

Limonium scoparium Pall. ex Willd.) H.Arnaud, Fl. Jard. 3: 303 (1849)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Statice gmelini var. scoparia (Pall. ex Willd.) Schult. in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 6: 799 (1820)
  • Statice scoparia Pall. ex Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 1: 1524 (1798)
  • Taxanthema scoparium (Pall. ex Willd.) Sweet in Hort. Brit.: 332 (1826)
• Heterotypic
  • Limonium meyeri (Boiss.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 395 (1891)
  • Limonium neoscoparium Klokov in Fl. RSS Ucr. 8: 525 (1958)
  • Limonium obovatum (Ledeb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 395 (1891)
  • Limonium scoparium var. meyeri (Boiss.) Tzvelev in Konspekt Fl. Kavkaza 3(2): 281 (2012)
  • Statice gmelini var. laxiflora Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 646 (1848)
  • Statice laxiflora (Boiss.) Novopokr. in Izv. Bot. Sada Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 30: 239 (1931 publ. 1932)
  • Statice meyeri Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 645 (1848)
  • Statice obovata Ledeb. in Fl. Ross. 3: 368 (1849)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Bulgaria, Krym, Ukraine Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Egypt Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Southwestern Asia Cyprus, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkey Regional: Central Asia Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

H.Arnaud, 1849. Flore des Jardins. Lyon 3: 303

Additional references

• Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Limonium scoparium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 September 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Limonium scoparium. Published online. Accessed: September 07 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Limonium scoparium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 September 2025. Reference page.

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