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Iberis umbellata L.

Globe candytuft (en), Tabouret en ombelle (fr), Ibéride en ombelle (fr), Ibéris en ombelle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Iberis

Characteristics

Annual or short-lived perennial. Stems erect, ridged, glabrous, 20-30-(60) cm tall. Lvs simple, entire or shallowly toothed, glabrous, narrow-lanceolate to linear, acuminate at apex, narrowed to stalk-like base. Infl. a compact corymb, not elongating at fruiting; pedicels spreading, hairy, 0.5-1 cm long. Sepals glabrous, usually pinkish, 3-5 × c. 1 mm. Petals pink or purple, rarely white; anterior pair 9-13 × 4-5 mm; posterior pair 5-8 × c. 3 mm. Silicle ovate, 8-11 × 5-8 mm; valves finely veined, with broad acuminate wings forming an acute apical notch. Style (2)-3-4 mm long. Seeds ovoid, brown, somewhat flattened, barely winged, 2-3 mm long.
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Annuals; glabrous. Stems erect, branched distally, 1-5.5(-7) dm. Basal leaves absent. Cauline leaves petiolate or (distal) sessile; blade linear-oblanceolate, 2-5 (-6.5) cm, margins entire or subentire. Racemes not elongated in fruit. Fruiting pedicels divaricate to ascending, 4-10(-12) mm. Flowers: sepals oblong, 3-5.5 mm; petals white or pink to purple, abaxial pair 10-16 × 5-7 mm, adaxial pair 6-10 × 2-5 mm. Fruits ovate, (7-) 8-10.5 × 5-8 mm, apically notched; valves extending into subacuminate wing; style 2-4.5 mm, included or exserted beyond apical notch. Seeds narrowly winged, 2-3 mm.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.15 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
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

Bushy and rocky places on calcareous soils.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-7
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use Antifungal agents (leaf), Antifungal agents (seed), Asthma (seed), Bronchitis (seed), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Gout (unspecified)
Human toxicity toxic (seed), toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 20 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Iberis umbellata habit picture by Boris Debourg (cc-by-sa)
Iberis umbellata habit picture by Fabrizio Foschi (cc-by-sa)
Iberis umbellata habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Iberis umbellata leaf picture by Fred013 (cc-by-sa)
Iberis umbellata leaf picture by Ilona de Weert (cc-by-sa)
Iberis umbellata leaf picture by Heike Brüggemann (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Iberis umbellata flower picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Iberis umbellata flower picture by tonante matteo (cc-by-sa)
Iberis umbellata flower picture by Ondrej Marek (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Iberis umbellata fruit picture by Wiete M. (cc-by-sa)
Iberis umbellata fruit picture by Paola Casale (cc-by-sa)
Iberis umbellata fruit picture by Makake77 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Iberis umbellata world distribution map, present in Canada, France, New Zealand, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324671-2
WFO ID wfo-0000728977
COL ID 3P7D4
BDTFX ID 35664
INPN ID 103502
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Crucifera umbellata Iberis amoena Iberis coronaria Iberis hortensis Iberis platyptera Iberis pulchra Iberis visianii Thlaspi umbellatum Thlaspi umbellatum Iberis corymbosa Iberis roseo-purpurea Iberis umbellata var. tenuifolia Iberis umbellata subsp. grenieri Iberis umbellata var. platyptera Iberis umbellata var. brachyptera Iberis umbellata
WorldFloraDB 2024