Daphne alpina L.

Daphné des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Daphne

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 0.4-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.6
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 6-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-8
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity very strong toxic (bark), very strong toxic (whole), very strong toxic (fruit)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 150 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Daphne alpina habit picture by Stéphane Mars (cc-by-sa)
Daphne alpina habit picture by Denis SABATIER (cc-by-sa)
Daphne alpina habit picture by isabel maria sancho (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Daphne alpina leaf picture by tribeche (cc-by-sa)
Daphne alpina leaf picture by Kabilan Nadarajah (cc-by-sa)
Daphne alpina leaf picture by brambilla davide (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Daphne alpina flower picture by Etienne Aspord (cc-by-sa)
Daphne alpina flower picture by Guillaume Labeyrie (cc-by-sa)
Daphne alpina flower picture by Jacques Meynier (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Daphne alpina fruit picture by Christian Richter (cc-by-sa)
Daphne alpina fruit picture by Marine Sahut d'Izarn (cc-by-sa)
Daphne alpina fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Daphne alpina world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831134-1
WFO ID wfo-0000637443
COL ID 344PW
BDTFX ID 21560
INPN ID 94411
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Daphne candida Thymelaea alpina Thymelaea candida Daphne pubescens Daphne alpina var. petiolata Daphne alpina subsp. alpina Daphne alpina

Lower taxons

Daphne alpina subsp. scopoliana