Catananche caerulea L.

Cupid's dart (en), Cupidone bleue (fr), Cigaline (fr), Catananche bleue (fr), Cupidone (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Catananche

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-0.95m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.95
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

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 19 - 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Catananche caerulea habit picture by Judicaël CASTAGNET (cc-by-sa)
Catananche caerulea habit picture by Catherine DUVAL (cc-by-sa)
Catananche caerulea habit picture by Else Nolden (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Catananche caerulea leaf picture by candy Bellon (cc-by-sa)
Catananche caerulea leaf picture by Else Nolden (cc-by-sa)
Catananche caerulea leaf picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Catananche caerulea flower picture by Tanja Walter (cc-by-sa)
Catananche caerulea flower picture by nicolas guibert (cc-by-sa)
Catananche caerulea flower picture by Jean-philippe Jahier (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Catananche caerulea fruit picture by Catherine DUVAL (cc-by-sa)
Catananche caerulea fruit picture by Dan Castello (cc-by-sa)
Catananche caerulea fruit picture by Else Nolden (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Catananche caerulea world distribution map, present in Andorra, Germany, Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:189609-1
WFO ID wfo-0000129290
COL ID RS37
BDTFX ID 14787
INPN ID 89330
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Catananche bicolor Cupidonia caerulea Catananche caerulea var. caerulea Catananche caerulea var. propinqua Catananche caerulea var. ochroleuca Catananche caerulea var. tlemcenensis Catananche caerulea var. tenuis Catananche carpholepis Catananche caerulea