Cicerbita alpina Wallr.

Laitue des Alpes (fr), Cicerbite des Alpes (fr), Mulgédie des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Cicerbita

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A very rare native of Scotland, growing on alpine rock in moist places.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-6

Usage

The bitter stems are peeled and eaten raw. They are preserved in oil or vinegar.
Uses medicinal oil
Edible leaves shoots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cicerbita alpina unspecified picture
Cicerbita alpina unspecified picture

Distribution

Cicerbita alpina world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:194423-1
WFO ID wfo-0000027818
COL ID V7M3
BDTFX ID 17281
INPN ID 91144
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Sonchus canadensis Picridium alpinum Mulgedium leucophaeum Sonchus alpinus Sonchus racemosus Sonchus pallidus Sonchus multiflorus Cicerbita borealis Galathenium multiflorum Sonchus alpestris Mulgedium multiflorum Agathyrsus leucophaeus Hieracium mulgedium Sonchus leucophaeus Cicerbita leucophaea Lactuca alpina Mulgedium alpinum Cicerbita alpina Lactuca leucophaea Soyeria alpina Garacium alpinum Sonchus caeruleus Lactuca spicata Agathyrsus caeruleus Sonchus montanus Agathyrsus alpinus