WorldFloraDB - Apium repens

Characteristics

Three other spp. are merely casual with us. A. leptophyllum (Pers.) F. Muell., of trop. and subtrop. Amer., is an annual with filiform lf-segments. A. repens (Jacq.) Lag. and A. nodiflorum (L.) Lag. are Mediterranean rhizomatous perennials. The former has a well developed involucre, the latter does not.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

hydrochory

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.1 - 0.4

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60454919-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000540708
COL ID	5VNNK
BDTFX ID	5671
INPN ID	83215
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)	Link

Synonyms

Apium repens Sium repens Selinum repens Helodium repens Helosciadium repens Laoberdes repens

WorldFloraDB 2024

Apium repens (Jacq.) Lag.

Creeping marshwort (en), Ache rampante (fr), Hélosciadie rampante (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Apium