Daphne caucasica Pall.

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Daphne

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen shrub. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
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

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Piscicide (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or graftings.
Mode cuttings graftings
Germination duration (days) 150 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 7 - 9
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Daphne caucasica flower picture by Arch Stanton (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Daphne caucasica world distribution map, present in Azerbaijan, Georgia, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831184-1
WFO ID wfo-0000637528
COL ID 344RJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Daphne caucasica Daphne euphorbioides Daphne salicifolia Daphne caucasica var. cognata Daphne cneorum Daphne caucasica subsp. caucasica

Lower taxons

Daphne caucasica subsp. axilliflora