Convolvulus scammonia L.

Scammony (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Convolvulaceae > Convolvulus

Characteristics

A creeping herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 0.78
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Scrub and forest margins.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The leaves are mixed with cheese and used to cook pastry.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Cathartics (rhizome), Edema (rhizome), Anasarca (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Cathartic (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Hydragogue (unspecified), Poison (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 5 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Convolvulus scammonia unspecified picture

Distribution

Convolvulus scammonia world distribution map, present in Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:266929-1
WFO ID wfo-0001298534
COL ID XZQ5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Convolvulus elongatus Convolvulus scammonia Calystegia scammonia