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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Psylliostachys |
| Species: | P. suworowii
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| Binomial name | |
| Psylliostachys suworowii | |
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A more mauve colored specimen -
Close-up of flowers -
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Close-up of stem -
Nearly spent flowers
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References
edit- ^ 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.
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