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STATICE 



STAUNTONIA 



spreading or spreading recurved spikes: calyx white to bluish, tube 

 more or less pilose on the ribs, lobes triangular, rather acute; corolla 

 bluish lilac. Aug. to Oct. Eu., N. Afr., Asia Minor, and Syria. Var. 

 album, Hubb. (Stdtice Limdnium var. dlba, Hort. ), has a white 

 calyx, height 1 ft. July-Sept. Var. macrocladum, Hubb. (Stdtice 

 Limdnium var. macroclada, Boiss.), is often glaucescent, panicles 

 very much branched, branches elongate, very spreading, spikes 

 laxly or densely scorpioid. Medit. region and Syria. 



21. tomentellum, Kuntze (Stdtice tomentella, Boiss. S. sareptdna, 

 Becker). Perennial, about 9-12 in. high: Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, 

 obtuse, short-attenuate to the petiole, 1-nerved, densely tomen- 

 tellous beneath on the nerves, margin somewhat ciliate, otherwise 

 glabrous: scape tall, terete, somewhat angled above, slightly and 

 strictly branched, all densely short reddish tomentellous: spike- 

 lets 2-3-fld., distichously and densely aggregated in oblong, secund, 

 scorpioid spikes: calyx-tube obconical, reddish velvety, lobes 

 rotund, very obtuse; corolla rose. S. Russia. 



22. Gmelinii, Kuntze (Stdtice Gmelinii, Willd.). Perennial, 

 1^-2 ft. high: Ivs. glabrous, green, broad-ovate or obovate, 1- 

 nerved, very obtuse, very short-petioled or subsessile: scape tall, 

 terete below, somewhat angled above, corymbose-panicled; spike- 

 lets rather 2-fld., densely imbricated in short secund subscorpioid 

 spikes: calyx-tube pilose on all or some of the ribs, limb small, dark 

 purplish blue, lobes rotundate; corolla rose. July-Sept. Caucasus 

 and Siberia. 



Subsection DENSIFLORS:. 



23. lynchnidifolium, Kuntze (S. lychnidifdlia, Girard. S. WiU- 

 dendwii, Poir.). Perennial, glabrous, about 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. large, 

 coriaceous, obovate-lanceolate, canaliculate-concave, acuminate, 

 attenuate to a short petiole which is glutinous at its base: scape 

 tall, alternately and distichously branched above; branches erect- 

 spreading, forming a pyramidal subsecund panicle; spikelets 3-4- 



fld., distichously and 

 rather densely imbricated 

 in secund, spreading-re- 

 curved spikes: corolla 

 rose. S. W. Eu. and 

 Morocco. 



24. binervosum, C. E. 

 Salmon (L. occidentdle, 

 Kuntze. Stdtice binervdsa, 

 G. E. Smith. S. occidtn- 

 idlis, Lloyd. S. auriculss- 

 fdlia, Vahl). Cespitose 

 perennial, 6-10 in. high, 

 glabrous: Ivs. 1-4 in. long, 

 lanceolate -spatulate, 

 without nerves, rather 

 acute, provided with an 

 elongated bristle below 

 the apiculate apex, long- 

 attenuate to the often 

 longer petiole: scape 

 slender, flexuous, very 

 much branched almost 

 from the base, forming an 

 oblong panicle; spikelets 

 2-4-fld., rather densely 



disposed in slender, straight or erect-spreading short spikes: calyx 



white; corolla bluish purple. July, Aug. Eu. 



25. Gougetianum, Kuntze (Stdtice Gougetiana, Girard; also mis- 

 spelled Gongetiana). Perennial, 3-4 in. high, glabrous: Ivs. densely 

 rosulate, small, obovate or oblong-spatulate, very obtuse, margin 

 crinkled, revolute, attenuate to the petiole, both surfaces rugulose 

 to somewhat scabrous: scapes dwarf, regularly and subdichoto- 

 mously alternate, branched almost from the base; branches short, 

 strict, forming a short panicle; spikelets 2-3-fld., densely and dis- 

 tichously imbricated in spreading or erect-spreading, oblong spikes: 

 calyx-tube short, appressed-hirsute, limb reddish below, whitish 

 above; corolla lavender. July, Aug. Italy. Foliage evergreen, 

 fine for sunny nooks in the rockery. 



Subsection STEIBOCLAD.S:. 



26. minutum, Kuntze (Stdtice minuta, Linn.). Perennial or 

 subshrub, about 9 in. high; glabrous, rarely puberulent, rather 

 cespitose: Ivs. rosulate, small, obovate or lanceolate-spatulate, 

 obtuse or retuse: scapes dwarf, slender, branched from the base; 

 branches strict, slender, lower ones sterile, upper corymbose- 

 fastigiate; spikelets 2-3-fld., disposed in lax often fasciculate 

 straight terminal spikes: calyx-tube slightly puberulent or glabrous, 

 limb white, deeply 5-lobed, lobes ovate, plicate, rather obtuse; 

 corolla reddish. July, Aug. S. France. 



Subsection HYALOLEPIDE/E. 



27. latifolium, Kuntze (Stdtice latifdlia, Smith. S. latifdlia mag- 

 nified, Hort.). Perennial, 1-2 ft. high, soft-velvety with short stellate 

 hairs: Ivs. very large, oblong-elliptical, obtuse, long-attenuate to the 

 petiole: scapes tall, very much branched, terete to angled, panicle 

 large and effuse; spikelets 1-, rarely 2-fld., rather remote, forming 

 lax, slender, secund, subrecurved spikes: calyx-tube obconical, 

 short, glabrous or slightly hairy, limb white, 5-lobed, lobes triangu- 

 lar acute; corolla bluish la vender. June, July. Russia, Bulgaria, and 

 Caucasus. G. 1:100; 28:367. Gn.M. 15: 162. Deep-rooting so 

 that it should be given a very deep soil in a sunny position and left 

 undisturbed. Var. album, Hubb. (Stdtice latifdlia var. dlba, Hort.), 

 has panicles 2-2 H ft. across: fls. white. Var. r&seum, Hubb. 

 (Stdtice latifdlia var. rdsea, Hort.), is a form with rose-colored fls. 



3684. Limonium (Statice) vulgare. 

 (XK) 



28. reticulatum, Mill. (Stdtice reticulata, Linn. S. bellidifdlia, 

 Gouan. S. cdspia, Willd.). Perennial, 4-8 in. high, glabrous, the 

 whole plant granulate-scabrous: Ivs. obovate or lanceolate-spatu- 

 late, often only J^in. long, obtuse, mucronulate or muticous, attenu- 

 ate to the petiole: scapes branched from the base, lower branches 

 sterile, capillary and many-forked, articulate, rather strict, upper 

 branches densely floriferous, corymbose-paniculate; spikelets 2-3- 

 fld., densely and distichously clustered in short spikes or sub- 

 capitately at the ends of the branches: calyx-tube short-conical, 

 ciliate on the angles, limb white, lobes ovate, rather acute, denticu- 

 late; corolla pale lilac. July, Aug. Eu., Caucasus, and Siberia. 



Section 5. CIRCINAHIA. 



29. purpurarum, Hubb. (Stdtice purpurdta, Linn.). Subshrub 1 

 ft. or more high, glabrous: sts. short, leafy: Ivs. 1 in. long, Hin. 

 broad, leathery, glaucescent, about 3-nerved, obovate, lanceolate 

 or linear-spatulate, attenuate to a long petiole which is sheathing at 

 the base, entire, obtuse, mucronate: scape tall, terete, smooth or 

 scabrous, dichotomously corymbose; spikelets 1-fld., secund and 

 distant along the branches or nearly touching: calyx-tube leathery, 

 terete, obsoletely 10-ribbed, limb 10-lobed, purplish at the top; 

 corolla rose. S. Afr. Var. longifolium, Hubb. (Stdtice longifdlia, 

 Thunb. S. purpurata var. longifdlia, Boiss.), has Ivs. oblanceolate 

 or nearly linear, up to 10 in. long, 2 lines wide, usually much 

 smaller. S. Afr. 



Subgenus III. SIPHONANTHA. 

 Section 1. EUSIPHONANTHA. 



30. caesium, Kuntze (Stdtice cxsia, Girard. S. elegans, Coss.). 

 Perennial, 1-3 ft. high, the whole plant pruinose with calcareous 

 dots, subtuberculate, bluish gray to whitish: Ivs. all radical, small, 

 obovate or retuse: scapes numerous, rather stout, very much 

 branched from the base, lower branches sterile, upper elongated, 

 slender, effuse and much branched, paniculate; spikelets _l-fld., very 

 slender and erect, laxly or subdistichously arranged in few-fjd., 

 short, lax spikes: calyx-tube slender, glabrous, limb dirty white, 

 5-lobed, lobes ovate, obtuse; corolla rose, rather large. May, June. 

 Spain. 



Section 2. PSYLLIOSTACHYS. 



A. Calyx-tube hispid, limb slightly erose-dentate.31. spicatum 

 AA. Calyx-tube somewhat glandular-pubescent, 



limb 5-toothed ........................ 32. Suworowii 



31. spicatum, Kuntze (Stdtice spicata, Willd.). Annual, about 6 

 in. high: Ivs. soft, in outline lanceolate-oblong, pinnately parted to 

 runcinate, lobes obtuse, triangular-oblong, alternate, confluent at 

 base: scapes erect, surpassing the Ivs., terete, slightly papillose- 

 lanate, bearing long dense cylindrical spikes often interrupted at 

 base or branched; spikelets 2-3-fld., densely clustered: calyx-tube 

 hispid, limb obsoletely erose-dentate; corolla rose or white, lobes 

 ovate. Summer. Caucasus region to Persia. G. 3:155; 11:281. 



32. Suworowii, Kuntze (Stdtice Suworowii, Regel). Annual, 

 9-16 in. or more high: Ivs. all basal, glabrous, long-lanceolate or 

 oblanceolate, 6-8 in. long, entire or usually coarsely runcinate, the 

 teeth or lobes triangular, acute: scapes several, stout, obtusely 

 angled, bearing a long terminal spike and several distant, sessile 

 lateral ones, 4-6 in. long, nearly Hin. diam. ; spikelets 2-3-fld., 

 crowded: calyx-tube somewhat glandular-pubescent, green, limb 

 5-toothed, rose-red; corolla tubular, rose-red, lobes ovate-rotund. 

 June, July. W. Turkestan. B.M. 6959. Gn. 72, p. 338. Gn.W. 

 25:195. J.H. III. 60:149. R.B. 25:97. Gt. 31:1095. Var. album, 

 Hubb. (Stdtice Suworowii var. dlba, Hort.), is a form with white fls. 

 G.M. 56:477. Useful for cut-flowers. L. superbum, Hubb. (L. 

 Suworowii y^L. leptostachyum. Stdtice superba, Regel.). Annual, 

 up to 28 in. high: Ivs. bright green, pinnately lobed, midnerve red: 

 scapes 5 or more, erect, covered with fls. almost from the base, 

 winged, the spikes forming a small densely crowded panicle: fls. 

 rose-red. A garden hybrid. Var. fldre-albo, Hubb. (Stdtice su- 

 perba var. flore-dlbo, Benary. S. superba var. dlba, Benary), is a 

 form with white fls. 



The following species are mentioned in the trade and belong in 

 Limonium unless otherwise stated, but cannot be placed in the key 

 or are of minor importance. Stdtice altdica, Hort. ex Don, is 

 unknown botanically, but is said to grow 2J^ ft. high and have 

 purple or blue fls. July-Sept. Stdtice Butcheri, Hort., is offered as 

 having blue fls. Stdtice cocctnea, Hort., is offered in the trade as a 

 perennial. Stdtice excelsa, Hort., is offered in the trade. Limdn- 

 ium leptostachyum, Kuntze (Statice leptpstachya, Boiss.), is a 

 glabrous annual: Ivs. linear in outline, pinnately parted; segms. 

 linear: calyx-tube appressed-hirsute; corolla white. Persia. 

 Stdtice nana dlba, Hprt., is offered in the trade; possibly is a form of 

 L. tataricum. Stdtice pendulifldra, Hort., is offered in the trade but 

 is unknown botanically. Stdtice spatulata, is offered by one firm as 

 having ornamental green Ivs. and purple-and-white fls., growing 1 

 ft. high, flowering July to Sept. and by a second firm as growing 1 J^ 

 ft. high, with very graceful sprays of blue fls. in July and Aug. 

 Not really possible to say with certainty what it is, perhaps L. 

 binervosum. 



STAUNTONIA (named for Sir G. L. Staunton, phy- 

 sician, 1740-1801). Lardizabalacese. Scandent shrubs, 

 hardy and evergreen, useful for ornamental purposes: 

 Ivs. digitately parted, 3-7 Ifts. : fls. purple or greenish, 

 in axillary corymb-like racemes, monoecious; sepals 6, 

 petaloid, the outer broader; petals none; stamens 6: 



