Biology:Goniolimon speciosum

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Short description: Species of plant

Goniolimon speciosum
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Habit
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Goniolimon
Species:
G. speciosum
Binomial name
Goniolimon speciosum
(L.) Boiss.
Synonyms[1]

Goniolimon speciosum, the dwarf statice (a name shared with other species) or plantain-leaved thrift, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae.[2][3] It is native to the Eurasian steppes; southern and eastern Russia, Kazakhstan, all of Siberia, Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang.[1] It is regularly consumed by Przewalski's horses (Equus przewalskii).[4]

Close-up of flowers

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Goniolimon speciosum (L.) Boiss." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/686598-1. 
  2. "Goniolimon speciosum (GOLSP)". European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. 2023. https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/GOLSP. 
  3. Sims, John (1803). "656. Statice speciosa plantain-leaved thrift". Curtis's Botanical Magazine 18. 
  4. Sen, Zang; Qing, Cao; Keremu, Alimujiang; Shanhui, Liu; Yongjun, Zhang; Defu, Hu (2017). "Food patch particularity and forging strategy of reintroduced Przewalski's horse in North Xinjiang, China". Turkish Journal of Zoology 41: 924–930. doi:10.3906/zoo-1509-9. 

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