Onosma echioides (L.) L.

Onosma (en), Onosme fastigiée (fr), Orcanette fastigiée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Onosma

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Limestone slopes and rocks; at elevations up to 1,600 metres. Crevices in rocks and cliffs.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses dye material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Angina pectoris, variant (flower), Antirheumatic agents (flower), Heart diseases (flower), General tonic for rejuvenation (flower), Anti-bacterial agents (leaf), Cathartics (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Hair loss (root), Anti-inflammatory agents (root), Astringents (root), Bronchitis (root), Exanthema (root), Eye diseases (root), Pain (root), Paralysis (root), Skin diseases (root), Tuberculosis, lymph node (root), Ulcer (root), Wound healing (root), Carminative (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified), Astringents (unspecified), Hemostatics (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Onosma echioides flower picture by Marco Elerdini (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Onosma echioides world distribution map, present in France, Croatia, Italy, North Macedonia, and Slovenia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119634-1
WFO ID wfo-0000386375
COL ID 49LTT
BDTFX ID 44989
INPN ID 110292
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Onosma pallida Onosma echioides Cerinthe echioides Onosma javorkae