Echinophora spinosa L.

Panais épineux (fr), Échinophore épineuse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Echinophora

Characteristics

A short hairy herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are divided 2-3 times with leaflets along the stalks. They are rigid. The lobes are thick and grooved above. There are spines at the tip. The flower umbels are white. There are 4-8 hairy rays. There are 4-8 narrow bracts. The fruit are egg-shaped with indistinct ridges.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows on coastal stands.
More
Maritime sands.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The roots are eaten and have a parsnip like flavour.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Echinophora spinosa habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Echinophora spinosa habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Echinophora spinosa habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Echinophora spinosa leaf picture by Lombardi Daniela (cc-by-sa)
Echinophora spinosa leaf picture by Luca Pardi (cc-by-sa)
Echinophora spinosa leaf picture by Manuëlle (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Echinophora spinosa flower picture by Manuëlle (cc-by-sa)
Echinophora spinosa flower picture by Pl@ntNet (cc-by-sa)
Echinophora spinosa flower picture by T M (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Echinophora spinosa fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Echinophora spinosa fruit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Echinophora spinosa fruit picture by Roberto Righini (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Echinophora spinosa world distribution map, present in Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Malta, and Montenegro

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841514-1
WFO ID wfo-0000661898
COL ID 38JQT
BDTFX ID 23444
INPN ID 95697
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Selinum spinosum Echinophora spinosa