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Bellardia trixago (L.) All.

Mediterranean lineseed (en), Bartsie trixago (fr), Bellardie germandrée (fr), Bellardie trixago (fr), Bellardie (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Bellardia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing parasite
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.56
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.05
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

Usage

The flowers are sucked for the nectar.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
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Germination temperacture (C°) -
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Germination treatment -
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Images

Leaf

Bellardia trixago leaf picture by Pierre Mambré (cc-by-sa)
Bellardia trixago leaf picture by Pierre Mambré (cc-by-sa)
Bellardia trixago leaf picture by Scrilli Dudu (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bellardia trixago flower picture by احمد الحايك (cc-by-sa)
Bellardia trixago flower picture by Pierre Mambré (cc-by-sa)
Bellardia trixago flower picture by Daskalantonakis Manolis (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bellardia trixago world distribution map, present in Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Peru, Portugal, Réunion, Serbia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:799723-1
WFO ID wfo-0000562280
COL ID 68GMF
BDTFX ID 9368
INPN ID 85703
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rhinanthus maritimus Alectorolophus trixago Bartsia capensis Bartsia rhinanthoides Bartsia versicolor Bellardia trixago Rhinanthus capensis Rhinanthus bicolor Rhinanthus versicolor Euphrasia trixago Bartsia bicolor Bellardia carnea Bartsia trixago Trixago apula Rhinanthus trixago Bartsia maxima Lasiopera rhinanthina Glossostylis abyssinica Buchnera africana Rhinanthus creticus
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