Erinus alpinus L.

Alpine balsam (en), Érine des Alpes (fr), Mandeline des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Erinus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.035-0.115m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.12
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 1-4
Soil texture 5-8
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 20 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Erinus alpinus habit picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Erinus alpinus habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Erinus alpinus habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Erinus alpinus leaf picture by Alain Bigou (cc-by-sa)
Erinus alpinus leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Erinus alpinus leaf picture by Fabio Giuseppe (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Erinus alpinus flower picture by laure chevillard (cc-by-sa)
Erinus alpinus flower picture by Pascal ROSSIGNOL (cc-by-sa)
Erinus alpinus flower picture by alex andre (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Erinus alpinus world distribution map, present in Andorra, Austria, Switzerland, Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Morocco

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:802227-1
WFO ID wfo-0000674223
COL ID 3B2GD
BDTFX ID 24975
INPN ID 96834
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Erinus europaeus Erinus glabratus Erinus hispanicus Erinus lanceolatus Dortiguea alpestris Erinus alpinus var. macranthus Erinus alpinus var. glaberrimus Erinus alpinus