Limonium sinuatum, Statice sinuata,
Cut-Leaf Sea-Lavender, עדעד כחול
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| | Scientific name: |
| Limonium sinuatum (L.) Miller |
| Synonym name: |
| Statice sinuata L. |
| Common name: |
| Cut-Leaf Sea-Lavender |
| Hebrew name: |
| עדעד כחול |
| Family: |
| Plumbaginaceae, עפריתיים |
Date Picture Taken: February 20, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire, dentate or serrate |
| Flowers: |
| Cream, Blue |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April, May, June |
| Habitat: |
| Mediterranean strand |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: March 22, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Limonium, Greek leimon, a meadow; in allusion to the common habitat in salt meadows.
sinuatum , sinuate, with a wavy margin; wavy edged.
Statice, Latin, an astringent plant; Greek statikos, causing to stand, astringent; Sea lavender.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Miller is used to indicate Philip Miller (1691 – 1771), a botanist of Scottish descent.
Date Picture Taken: April 18, 2006
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