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Psylliostachys suworowii
In a garden setting
Rosette
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Plumbaginaceae
Genus:	Psylliostachys
Species:	P. suworowii
Binomial name
Psylliostachys suworowii (Regel) Roshkova
Synonyms
Limonium superbum (Regel) F.T.Hubb. ex L.H.Bailey Limonium suworowii (Regel) Kuntze Statice macphersonii F.Muell. Statice spicata var. glabra Regel Statice superba Regel Statice suworowii Regel

Psylliostachys suworowii, the poker statice or Russian statice, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to Central Asia and Afghanistan, and introduced to scattered locales worldwide. An annual typically 50 cm (20 in) tall, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental.

• A more mauve colored specimen
• Close-up of flowers
• At the Hong Kong Flower Show
• Developing spikes
• Flower buds
• Close-up of stem
• Nearly spent flowers

References

1. ^ "Psylliostachys suworowii (Regel) Roshkova". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
2. "Psylliostachys suworowii Russian statice". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023. Other common names; lambs' tails, pink pokers, rat's tail statice, rat-tail
3. Chang, Kan-Fa; Hwang, Sheau-Fang; Khadhair, Abdul-Hameed; Kawchuk, Lawrence; Howard, Ronald (2004). "Detection and molecular characterization of an aster yellows phytoplasma in poker statice and Queen Anne's lace in Alberta, Canada". Microbiological Research. 159 (1): 43–50. doi:10.1016/j.micres.2004.01.014. PMID 15160606.

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