Cruciata pedemontana (Bellardi) Ehrend.

Piedmont bedstraw (en), Croisette du Piémont (fr), Gaillet croisette du Piémont (fr), Gaillet du Piémont (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Cruciata

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.075-0.375m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.38
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.03
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Cruciata pedemontana leaf picture by perfidus (cc-by-sa)
Cruciata pedemontana leaf picture by Laurent magne (cc-by-sa)
Cruciata pedemontana leaf picture by christine Lesca Maillard (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cruciata pedemontana flower picture by Benito Soto Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Cruciata pedemontana flower picture by Fabrice Mélet (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cruciata pedemontana world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60453492-2
WFO ID wfo-0000932963
COL ID ZRRH
BDTFX ID 19965
INPN ID 93309
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Valantia hispida Valantia pedemontana Galium pedemontanum Cruciata pedemontana var. glabrescens Galium pedemontanum var. aspericaule Galium pedemontanum var. glabrescens Galium pedemontanum var. laevicaule Cruciata pedemontana

Lower taxons

Cruciata pedemontana var. pedemontana Cruciata pedemontana var. procumbens