Daphne gnidium L.

Flax-leaved daphne (en), Daphné Garou (fr), Daphné garou (fr), Garou (fr), Sain-Bois (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Thymelaeaceae > Daphne

Characteristics

A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.14
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows with other evergreen shrubs on shallow, stony soils, often on hillsides.
More
It is a Mediterranean plant.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 2-4
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses fiber material medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Abortifacient (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Tumor(Pituitary) (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
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°) -9
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Daphne gnidium habit picture by marqplant (cc-by-sa)
Daphne gnidium habit picture by Nicole Sappei (cc-by-sa)
Daphne gnidium habit picture by Sastre Oriol (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Daphne gnidium leaf picture by Dominique jouin (cc-by-sa)
Daphne gnidium leaf picture by Alessio (cc-by-sa)
Daphne gnidium leaf picture by Ignasi Perramon (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Daphne gnidium flower picture by Albert Mallol Camprubí (cc-by-sa)
Daphne gnidium flower picture by Ignasi Perramon (cc-by-sa)
Daphne gnidium flower picture by Francisco Javier Alamanzón (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Daphne gnidium fruit picture by Francisco Javier Alamanzón (cc-by-sa)
Daphne gnidium fruit picture by loic jourdan (cc-by-sa)
Daphne gnidium fruit picture by Ángel Contreras García (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Daphne gnidium world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:831233-1
WFO ID wfo-0000637624
COL ID 344TB
BDTFX ID 21581
INPN ID 94427
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Daphne gnidium f. angustifolia Daphne gnidium Daphne orthophylla Daphne paniculata Thymelaea gnidium Mistralia gnidium Laureola gnidium Daphne gnidium var. sericea

Lower taxons

Daphne gnidium subsp. mauritanica Daphne gnidium subsp. maritima