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Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb.

Fausse Morgeline (fr), Lysimaque des champs (fr), Mouron rouge (fr), Mouron des champs (fr), Fausse morgeline (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Lysimachia

Characteristics

An annual herb. It grows 20 cm high. The stems branch from the base and can be creeping. It has a square stem. This can be 40 cm long. It has very small scattered hairs. The leaves do not have leaf stalks. They are produced opposite one another. Leaves are 1.5-2.5 cm long by 0.5-1.5 cm wide. They are oval and have a shiny upper surface. The flowers occur singly. They grow in the axils of leaves and they are blue or orange. The flowers close at the approach of bad weather. The fruit is a round capsule.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.25 - 0.45
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.08
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Nepal it grows up to about 2000 m altitude. It is self sown in moist places. It is common on waste land, hillsides and coastal sands in Europe. Tasmania Herbarium.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

The young tender shoots are cooked as a vegetable. They are also used in salads. CAUTION: Toxic oils and a toxic glycoside have been isolated from these plants.
Uses animal food food material medicinal oil poison
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Estrogen receptor modulators (aerial part), Herpes simplex (aerial part), Antifungal agents (leaf), Antiviral agents (leaf), Brain diseases (leaf), Leprosy (leaf), Rabies (leaf), Alterative (unspecified), Brain (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Canicide (unspecified), Cirrhosis (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Dropsy (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Fungicide (unspecified), Gall-Stone (unspecified), Insecticide (unspecified), Lung (unspecified), Nematicide (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Rabies (unspecified), Repellant(Leech) (unspecified), Splinter (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Bite(Dog) (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Hirudicide (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Poison(Dog) (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Anti-arrhythmia agents (unspecified), Anti-bacterial agents (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified), Anti-inflammatory agents (unspecified), Antinematodal agents (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Brain diseases (unspecified), Contraceptive agents (unspecified), Diphtheria (unspecified), Diuretics (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Endophthalmitis (unspecified), Epilepsy (unspecified), Gout (unspecified), Hemagglutination (unspecified), Herpes simplex (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Insecticides (unspecified), Keratitis, herpetic (unspecified), Kidney diseases (unspecified), Liver diseases (unspecified), Poliomyelitis (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Antifungal agents (whole plant), Antirheumatic agents (whole plant), Brain diseases (whole plant), Digestive system diseases (whole plant), Diuretics (whole plant), Edema (whole plant), Epilepsy (whole plant), Expectorants (whole plant), Fishes, poisonous (whole plant), Gout (whole plant), Leprosy (whole plant), Liver diseases (whole plant), Mental disorders (whole plant), Rabies (whole plant), General tonic for rejuvenation (whole plant), Snake bites (whole plant), Uterine contraction (whole plant), Wound healing (whole plant), Diaphoretic (whole plant)
Human toxicity toxic (seed), toxic (root)
Animal toxicity toxic (seed), toxic (root)

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 65
Germination temperacture (C°) 11 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lysimachia arvensis habit picture by Judicaël CASTAGNET (cc-by-sa)
Lysimachia arvensis habit picture by Gamiz Antonio Miguel (cc-by-sa)
Lysimachia arvensis habit picture by Gaël Covain (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lysimachia arvensis leaf picture by Zioivan Beirut (cc-by-sa)
Lysimachia arvensis leaf picture by César Gonzalez (cc-by-sa)
Lysimachia arvensis leaf picture by John Sycorax (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lysimachia arvensis flower picture by Evigiran glaine (cc-by-sa)
Lysimachia arvensis flower picture by Mathilde (cc-by-sa)
Lysimachia arvensis flower picture by paola (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lysimachia arvensis fruit picture by Em Em Do (cc-by-sa)
Lysimachia arvensis fruit picture by Rosalyn Jones (cc-by-sa)
Lysimachia arvensis fruit picture by Mirella Pizzolato (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lysimachia arvensis world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, Tunisia, Turkey, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77100386-1
WFO ID wfo-0000744184
COL ID 6QQND
BDTFX ID 101468
INPN ID 610909
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Anagallis arvensis f. arvensis Lysimachia arvensis f. latifolia Anagallis latifolia Anagallis mas Anagallis punctifolia Anagallis arabica Anagallis arvensis Anagallis carnea Anagallis x hadidii Anagallis parviflora Anagallis phoenicea Anagallis platyphylla Lysimachia arvensis Anagallis jacquemontii Anagallis arvensis f. coerulea Anagallis indica Anagallis pulchella Anagallis repens Anagallis arvensis subsp. latifolia Anagallis arvensis var. phoenicea Anagallis arvensis var. platyphylloides Anagallis arvensis var. latifolia Anagallis arvensis f. carnea Anagallis arvensis f. lilacina Anagallis arvensis f. decipiens Anagallis arvensis subsp. phoenicea Anagallis arvensis var. phoenicea Anagallis arvensis var. lilacina Anagallis arvensis f. purpurea Lysimachia arvensis subsp. latifolia Anagallis orientalis Anagallis arvensis var. purpurea

Lower taxons

Anagallis arvensis subsp. foemina Anagallis arvensis var. pallida Anagallis arvensis var. parviflora Lysimachia arvensis var. caerulea Lysimachia arvensis subsp. parviflora
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