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Odontites vulgaris Moench

Odontite printanier (fr), Odontitès printanier (fr), Odontite rouge (fr), Euphraise rouge (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Orobanchaceae > Odontites

Characteristics

Annuals, 20-60 cm tall, entirely with appressed white hairs. Stems often branched from middle and apically, quadrangular above. Leaves sessile, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 1-4.5 X 0.3-1 cm, margin sparsely dentate. Spikes terminal; lower bracts leaflike. Calyx campanulate, 4-7 mm, slightly inflated in fruit; lobes narrowly triangular. Corolla purple, purple-red, or pale red, 8-10 mm, white villous outside. Capsule narrowly oblong, slightly compressed, 4-7 mm, apically hirsute. Seeds ellipsoid, ca. 1.5 mm. Fl. Jul-Aug.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-9
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Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Anti-infective agents (whole plant), Pain (whole plant)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Odontites vulgaris world distribution map, present in Canada, China, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:806466-1
WFO ID wfo-0000388701
COL ID 48P4V
BDTFX ID 44410
INPN ID 109848
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Odontites vulgaris Odontites hydrophilis Odontites leptocheilos Odontites pellegrinii Odontites puigii Euphrasia odontites Bartsia odontites Odontites serotina Odontites pratensis Odontites rubra Odontites rubra Odontites salina Odontites salinus Odontites divergens Odontites virgatus Bartsia serotina Odontites vulgaris subsp. salinus Odontites vernus subsp. salinus Odontites ruber var. vernus Odontites vernus subsp. serotinus Euphrasia odontites var. pratensis Odontites rubra subsp. pumila Odontites rubra subsp. rothmaleri Odontites verna subsp. pumila Odontites vulgaris subsp. rothmaleri Odontites vulgaris subsp. salina Odontites ruber subsp. canescens Odontites vulgaris subsp. calcicola Odontites vulgaris subsp. canescens Odontites vulgaris subsp. pumilus Odontites vulgaris subsp. rigidus Odontites serotinus subsp. calcicola Odontites ruber var. serotinus Euphrasia odontites var. angustifolia Odontites vernus var. canescens

Lower taxons

Odontites vulgaris subsp. siculus
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