Legousia falcata (Ten.) Fritsch

Légousie en faux (fr), Spéculaire en faux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Legousia

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.2-0.5m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system fibrous-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 -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Leaf

Legousia falcata leaf picture by Frédérique Berato (cc-by-sa)
Legousia falcata leaf picture by Franco Colnago (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Legousia falcata flower picture by Sébastien Hustache (cc-by-sa)
Legousia falcata flower picture by lisetta lisetta (cc-by-sa)
Legousia falcata flower picture by Annette Bejany (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Legousia falcata world distribution map, present in Albania, Cyprus, Algeria, Eritrea, Spain, France, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:142774-1
WFO ID wfo-0000814818
COL ID 3SXFB
BDTFX ID 38197
INPN ID 105406
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Triodanis falcata Legousia scabra Legousia castellana Prismatocarpus scaber Prismatocarpus falcatus Specularia castellana Specularia falcata Campanula falcata Specularia falcata f. scabra Campanula syriaca Pentagonia falcata Legousia falcata var. scabra Legousia scabra var. grandiflora Specularia falcata var. pusilla Specularia falcata subsp. castellana Specularia castellana var. grandiflora Specularia falcata var. scabra Legousia falcata subsp. castellana Legousia falcata