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Legousia speculum-veneris (L.) Chaix

European venus' looking glass (en), Miroir de vénus (fr), Mirette (fr), Légousie miroir-de-Vénus (fr), Miroir-de-Vénus (fr), Spéculaire miroir-de-Vénus (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Legousia

Characteristics

A short annual herb. It is often hairy. The stems usually have many branches. The leaves are oblong and alternate. They mostly do not have stalks. The flowers are violet or purple. They can be blue or white. They are 15-23 mm across and open widely to form a 5 pointed star. They occur in large loose panicles. The fruit capsule is 10-15 mm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
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

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in waste ground and rocky hillsides.
More
Pinus sylvestris forests, fields and open places to 1900 metres in Turkey.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

It is used in salads.
Uses environmental use
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 5 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Legousia speculum-veneris habit picture by did_21 (cc-by-sa)
Legousia speculum-veneris habit picture by Patrice Bracquart (cc-by-sa)
Legousia speculum-veneris habit picture by Nicolas Lagarrigue (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Legousia speculum-veneris leaf picture by Ingolf Roscher (cc-by-sa)
Legousia speculum-veneris leaf picture by Axel Kahn (cc-by-sa)
Legousia speculum-veneris leaf picture by Dominique Gillet (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Legousia speculum-veneris flower picture by Angelos (cc-by-sa)
Legousia speculum-veneris flower picture by Christine Neyerlin (cc-by-sa)
Legousia speculum-veneris flower picture by Ingolf Roscher (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Legousia speculum-veneris world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Netherlands, Palau, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Turks and Caicos Islands, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60457789-2
WFO ID wfo-0000820884
COL ID 3SXFN
BDTFX ID 38202
INPN ID 105410
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Specularia speculum-veneris f. plena Legousia durandii Githopsis latifolia Legousia speculum Legousia arvensis Specularia cordata Specularia polypiflora Campanula arvensis Campanula hirta Campanula pulchella Campanula speculum-veneris Prismatocarpus speculum-veneris (l.) l'hér. Prismatocarpus cordatus Prismatocarpus hirtus Specularia hirta Specularia arvensis Specularia vulgaris Legousia speculum-veneris f. calycina Legousia speculum-veneris f. stricta Campanula cordata Campanula trigona Specularia speculum-veneris Specularia speculum-veneris var. hirta Specularia speculum-veneris subsp. hirta Specularia speculum-veneris var. cordata Specularia speculum-veneris var. calycina Specularia speculum-veneris var. pubescens Specularia speculum-veneris var. libanotica Prismatocarpus speculum-veneris var. hirtus Specularia speculum-veneris var. stricta Specularia speculum-veneris var. racemosa Specularia speculum-veneris f. procumbens Legousia speculum-veneris f. polypiflora Legousia speculum-veneris
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