Asperula cynanchica L.

Squinancywort (en), Herbe à lesquinancie (fr), Aspérule des sables (fr), Aspérule à l'esquinancie (fr), Herbe à l'esquinancie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Asperula

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.2-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.48
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry calcareous pastures and calcareous dunes.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 5-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses dye medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Calculus (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Asperula cynanchica habit picture by Marjorie Berard (cc-by-sa)
Asperula cynanchica habit picture by Benjamin ALLARD (cc-by-sa)
Asperula cynanchica habit picture by ayala gonzalez (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Asperula cynanchica leaf picture by claude lerat -gentet Mme (cc-by-sa)
Asperula cynanchica leaf picture by jack (cc-by-sa)
Asperula cynanchica leaf picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Asperula cynanchica flower picture by van Nes Egbert (cc-by-sa)
Asperula cynanchica flower picture by charlotte lambert (cc-by-sa)
Asperula cynanchica flower picture by claude lerat -gentet Mme (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Asperula cynanchica fruit picture by Prins Udo (cc-by-sa)
Asperula cynanchica fruit picture by doune34160 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Asperula cynanchica world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:743955-1
WFO ID wfo-0000285663
COL ID HCMX
BDTFX ID 7274
INPN ID 84306
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Galium cynanchicum Asperula cynanchica f. girbaui Asperula kerneri Asperula collina Asperula aristata var. brachysiphon Asperula cynanchica var. brachysiphon Asperula cynanchica subsp. capillacea Asperula cynanchica var. capillacea Asperula cynanchica var. arenicola Asperula cynanchica var. tenuiflora Asperula cynanchica var. scabrida Asperula cynanchica var. longiflora Asperula aristata var. macrosyphon Asperula canescens var. glabra Asperula cynanchica var. densiflora Asperula cynanchica var. psammophila Asperula cynanchica var. multiflora Asperula pyrenaica var. ansotana Asperula cynanchica

Lower taxons

Asperula cynanchica subsp. cynanchica Asperula cynanchica subsp. occidentalis Asperula cynanchica subsp. pyrenaica Asperula cynanchica var. lactea