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Limonium Cancellatum This plant is perennial, (5-) 10-20 (-25) cm high, densely short hairy, growing cushion shaped, stems bent right-angled, cauline leaves scape-like, bracts green, not membranous, sepals 4,5 -5 mm long, petals pale violet growing only on cliffs at the seaside (between 0 and 20 m alt.), flowering from July to October. It is a typical plant of the sea cliffs in Istria! It grows scattered to frequent along the Istrian coast: Gulf of Trieste, West Coast, Gulf of Rijeka (Fiume), South-Istria, the islands of Krk (Veglia), Prvic (Pervicchio), Plavnik (Plauno), Cres (Cherso), Zeca (Levrera), Unije (Unie), Skrakane (Canidole), Susak (Sansego), Losinj (Lussino) and Ilovik (Asinello). Photographed by: Dr. Ulrike Starmühler on July 7, 2000 in South Istria, south of Premantura (Promontore) at Rt. Krs(v)ine (Punta Chersina) in 10 m alt. Courtesy of:
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This page compliments of Walter Starmühler Created: Saturday,
September 21,
2002; Last updated: Wednesday, December 20, 2006
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