Asperula tinctoria L.

Aspérule des teinturiers (fr), Aspérule tinctoriale (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Asperula

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry pastures. Meadows and rocky places.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses dye environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Pulmonary Aid (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 57 - 63
Germination temperacture (C°) 3 - 7
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Asperula tinctoria flower picture by Jaak Pärtel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Asperula tinctoria world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Ukraine, and United States of America

Conservation status

Asperula tinctoria threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:744208-1
WFO ID wfo-0000289552
COL ID 67TLY
BDTFX ID 7323
INPN ID 84330
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Asperula triandra Asterophyllum tinctorium Galium triandrum Galium tinctorium Galium triandrum Cynanchica tinctoria Asperula tinctoria var. palustris Asperula tinctoria

Lower taxons

Asperula tinctoria subsp. hungarorum Asperula tinctoria subsp. tinctoria