Cerinthe minor L.

Petit Mélinet (fr), Mélinet mineur (fr), Cérinthe mineur (fr), Petit Cérinthe (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Cerinthe

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.5
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

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 1-3
Soil acidity 6-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-5

Usage

The leaves are boiled and roasted.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cerinthe minor habit picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)
Cerinthe minor habit picture by francois tissot (cc-by-sa)
Cerinthe minor habit picture by Ondřej Jokerrr83 (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cerinthe minor leaf picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)
Cerinthe minor leaf picture by Béatrice Parent (cc-by-sa)
Cerinthe minor leaf picture by Gamba Karel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cerinthe minor flower picture by Katalin Szitar (cc-by-sa)
Cerinthe minor flower picture by Agata H (cc-by-sa)
Cerinthe minor flower picture by magali Paul (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cerinthe minor world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113826-1
WFO ID wfo-0000597886
COL ID SY4M
BDTFX ID 16217
INPN ID 90259
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cerinthe connivens Cerinthe glabra Cerinthe indigotisans Cerinthe lurida Cerinthe macrophylla Cerinthe pseudoaspera Cerinthe quinquemaculata Cerinthe minor

Lower taxons

Cerinthe minor subsp. auriculata Cerinthe minor subsp. cleiostoma