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Jasione montana L.

Sheepbit (en), Jasione des montagnes (fr), Herbe à midi (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Jasione

Characteristics

Stems several from a long stout root, 2–4 dm, branched above; lvs sessile, nearly linear, 1–3 cm, hairy; umbels long-peduncled, 1–2 cm wide; bracts ovate, toothed; pedicels short at anthesis, elongating to 5 mm in fr; sep linear, eventually 2 mm; cor blue, soon split into linear lobes, surpassed by the style; 2n=12. Native of Europe, intr. in waste places and fields, usually in sandy soil; Mass. to N.J. June–Sept.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system fibrous-root tap-root
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 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 9 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Jasione montana habit picture by Jeff B (cc-by-sa)
Jasione montana habit picture by Antonio Ezquerro A. (cc-by-sa)
Jasione montana habit picture by Tristan Jaton-Maria (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Jasione montana leaf picture by Antonio Ezquerro A. (cc-by-sa)
Jasione montana leaf picture by Mie Vinther Jensen (cc-by-sa)
Jasione montana leaf picture by Jeff B (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Jasione montana flower picture by Vincent Virat (cc-by-sa)
Jasione montana flower picture by Popineau Guillaume (cc-by-sa)
Jasione montana flower picture by Antonio Ezquerro A. (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Jasione montana fruit picture by SASTRE Isern (cc-by-sa)
Jasione montana fruit picture by SASTRE Isern (cc-by-sa)
Jasione montana fruit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Jasione montana world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:142679-1
WFO ID wfo-0000813712
COL ID 3QM87
BDTFX ID 36259
INPN ID 104022
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Jasione montana Ovilla globulariifolia Phyteuma montanum Jasione mediterranea Jasione montana f. echinata Jasione montana f. depressa Jasione montana f. rossularis Jasione vulgaris Jasione montana var. prolifera Jasione montana var. major Jasione montana var. laevis Jasione montana var. hirsuta Jasione montana var. lusitanica Jasione montana var. glabra Jasione montana var. tenella Jasione montana var. stolonifera Jasione montana subsp. stolonifera Jasione montana var. nana Jasione perennis var. carionii Jasione montana var. carionii Jasione montana var. littoralis Jasione corymbosa var. littoralis Jasione montana var. bracteosa Jasione corymbosa subsp. blepharodon Jasione montana subsp. echinata Jasione montana var. echinata Jasione montana var. nana Jasione montana var. gracilis Jasione montana var. gracilis Jasione montana var. timbalii Jasione montana subsp. depressa Jasione montana var. hispida Jasione montana var. aetnensis Jasione montana var. boreaui Jasione montana var. latifolia Jasione montana var. megaphylla Jasione montana var. glaberrima Jasione montana var. umbellata Jasione montana var. litoralis

Lower taxons

Jasione montana subsp. cornuta Jasione montana subsp. montana Jasione montana subsp. paivae
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