Blue statice
Blue statice
Limonium sinuatum
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Mediterranean coast
Range
Mediterranean Basin
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Status
Uncommon

About

Blue statice is a small herbaceous perennial plant that grows in wetlands and coastal areas. Its papery flowers are blue, pink, or white and have a sweet fragrance.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Plumbaginaceae
Genus
Limonium
Species
Limonium sinuatum