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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.^[1]^[2] An annual typically 50 cm (20 in) tall, it is widely cultivated as an ornamental.^[1]^[3]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Psylliostachys suworowii (Regel) Roshkova". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
^ "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
^ 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.