Athamanta cretensis L.

Athamanthe de Crète (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Athamanta

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.4-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rocky places, mainly in mountains.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-7
Soil acidity 8-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Sclerosis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Athamanta cretensis habit picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Athamanta cretensis habit picture by victor belloc (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Athamanta cretensis leaf picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Athamanta cretensis leaf picture by Frank Sundermeyer (cc-by-sa)
Athamanta cretensis leaf picture by Serge Beuchat (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Athamanta cretensis flower picture by Leonardo Rosati (cc-by-sa)
Athamanta cretensis flower picture by Leonardo Rosati (cc-by-sa)
Athamanta cretensis flower picture by Pietro Brignoli (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Athamanta cretensis fruit picture by Rohweder Karsten (cc-by-sa)
Athamanta cretensis fruit picture by David Bauman (cc-by-sa)
Athamanta cretensis fruit picture by Acosta García Isabel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Athamanta cretensis world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, and Slovenia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:838414-1
WFO ID wfo-0000555458
COL ID 67VKZ
BDTFX ID 8242
INPN ID 84962
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Libanotis italica Libanotis pumila Libanotis cretensis Seseli cinereum Libanotis annua Athamanta alpina Athamanta annua Athamanta capillacea Athamanta hirsuta Athamanta lobelii Athamanta mutellinoides Petrocarvi cretense Turbith annua Seseli athamantha Durieua graeca Libanotis annua Athamanta rupestris Athamanta hirsuta Selinum athamanta Daucus creticus Athamanta cretensis