Lythrum borysthenicum (Schrank) Litv.

Loosestrife (en), Pourpier-d'eau du Dniepr (fr), Péplis dressé (fr), Salicaire de Boreau (fr), Péplis de Boreau (fr), Pourpier d'eau du Dniepr (fr), Salicaire du Borysthène (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Lythrum

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.05-0.15m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
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 -
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Lythrum borysthenicum flower picture by Jean-Marc Vanel (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lythrum borysthenicum world distribution map, present in Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Morocco, Mongolia, Portugal, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Turkey, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Lythrum borysthenicum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77107487-1
WFO ID wfo-0000745271
COL ID 72R5X
BDTFX ID 40600
INPN ID 107097
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lythrum loiseleurii f. borysthenicum Lythrum timeroyi Lythrum hispidulum Middendorfia borysthenica Middendorfia hamulosa Middendorfia nummulariifolia Middendorfia erecta Portula nummulariifolia Portula timeroyi Peplis boraei Peplis biflora Peplis australis Peplis tubulosa Peplis borysthenica Ammannia borysthenica Lythrum boraei Lythrum biflorum Middendorfia hispidula Peplis australis Ammannia boraei Lythrum borysthenicum Lythropsis peploides Peplis nummulariifolia Peplis tithymaloides Peplis timeroyi Peplis hispidula Peplis erecta Lythrum borysthenicum var. erectum Lythrum borysthenicum subsp. hispidulum