Lomelosia stellata (L.) Raf.

Scabieuse étoilée (fr), Lomélosie étoilée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Lomelosia

Characteristics

An annual deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.45m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.45
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

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Lomelosia stellata leaf picture by Palomero (cc-by-sa)
Lomelosia stellata leaf picture by Jose Torres (cc-by-sa)
Lomelosia stellata leaf picture by Vera Noe (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lomelosia stellata flower picture by Benito Soto Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Lomelosia stellata flower picture by Cecilia queralt (cc-by-sa)
Lomelosia stellata flower picture by Rubio jimmy (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lomelosia stellata fruit picture by mario (cc-by-sa)
Lomelosia stellata fruit picture by Alberto Lopez (cc-by-sa)
Lomelosia stellata fruit picture by Angel Blasco (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lomelosia stellata world distribution map, present in Algeria, Spain, France, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Tunisia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319553-1
WFO ID wfo-0000359376
COL ID 3VXCB
BDTFX ID 39840
INPN ID 106536
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Scabiosa monspeliensis Scabiosa stellata Trochocephalus stellatus Succisa stellata Asterocephalus stellatus Asterocephalus monspeliensis Asterocephalus stellatus Trochocephalus monspeliensis Scabiosa jacquinii Scabiosa lobata Lomelosia stellata

Lower taxons

Scabiosa stellata subsp. simplex