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Fibigia clypeata (L.) Medik.

Fibigie (fr), Fibigie rostrée (fr), Herbe de Jérusalem (fr), Herbe des croisades (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Fibigia

Characteristics

A cabbage family herb. It is a short, dense, tufted plant. It is erect and keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are grey or green. The lower leaves are oblong and broadest above the middle. The flowers are yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 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 -

Environment

It is a Mediterraean climate plant. It grows in rocky and grassy places.
More
Rocks, dry hills and slopes and dry rocky places up to 1000 metres.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 4-7
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The young leaves are eaten in salads.
Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 12 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Fibigia clypeata habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Fibigia clypeata habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Fibigia clypeata habit picture by Julien Nappez (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Fibigia clypeata leaf picture by Davide Di Censo (cc-by-sa)
Fibigia clypeata leaf picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Fibigia clypeata leaf picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Fibigia clypeata flower picture by dario calò (cc-by-sa)
Fibigia clypeata flower picture by Alconchel Paco (cc-by-sa)
Fibigia clypeata flower picture by Davide Di Censo (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Fibigia clypeata fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Fibigia clypeata fruit picture by Taxiarchis (cc-by-sa)
Fibigia clypeata fruit picture by Julien Nappez (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Fibigia clypeata world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:284456-1
WFO ID wfo-0000687119
COL ID 6HVJD
BDTFX ID 27829
INPN ID 98640
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lunaria canescens Adyseton petalodes Lunaria clypeata Fibigia obovata Acuston clypeatum Alyssum petalodes Farsetia cheiranthifolia Farsetia clypeata Farsetia obovata Draba clypeata Farsetia rostrata Fibigia rostrata Alyssum cheiranthifolium Alyssum clypeatum Farsetia clypeata var. rostrata Fibigia clypeata var. clypeata Fibigia clypeata

Lower taxons

Fibigia clypeata var. eriocarpa Fibigia clypeata subsp. anatolica
WorldFloraDB 2024