Omphalodes verna Moench

Creeping-forget-me-not (en), Omphalodes du printemps (fr), Petite Bourrache (fr), Omphalode printanier (fr), Petite bourrache (fr), Omplalodès printanier (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Omphalodes

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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

Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Omphalodes verna habit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Omphalodes verna habit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)
Omphalodes verna habit picture by Sabina Hartmann (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Omphalodes verna leaf picture by Mark Van Duijn (cc-by-sa)
Omphalodes verna leaf picture by Mervin Telford (cc-by-sa)
Omphalodes verna leaf picture by Remmers Daniel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Omphalodes verna flower picture by Axel Selhammar (cc-by-sa)
Omphalodes verna flower picture by Ferdinand von Praun (cc-by-sa)
Omphalodes verna flower picture by Hilaire De Turck (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Omphalodes verna world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119508-1
WFO ID wfo-0000384847
COL ID 74KWQ
BDTFX ID 44677
INPN ID 110072
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Picotia verna Cynoglossum vernale Omphalodes repens Omphalium vernum Cynoglossum omphaloides Omphalodes omphaloides Omphalodes verna