Acanthoprasium frutescens Spenn.

Ballote épineuse (fr), Ballote buissonnante (fr), Acanthoprasie buissonnante (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Acanthoprasium

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 0.1-0.3m high.
Life form -
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-8

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Flower

Acanthoprasium frutescens flower picture by Guillaume Labeyrie (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Acanthoprasium frutescens world distribution map, present in France and Italy

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:444164-1
WFO ID wfo-0000279148
COL ID 8ZJF
BDTFX ID 116
INPN ID 79716
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ballota spinosa Moluccella frutescens Acanthoprasium frutescens Ballota frutescens Ballota frutescens Beringeria frutescens Ballota frutescens var. velutina Ballota frutescens var. parcepubescens Ballota frutescens var. nummularia