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Phyteuma orbiculare L.

Raiponce orbiculaire (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Campanulaceae > Phyteuma

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 20-50 cm tall. The flowers are blue. They occur in a head.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 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

It is a temperate plant. It grows between 600-2,400 m above sea level.
More
Dry grassland and rocky ground.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

The leaves and fleshy roots are eaten in salads and also cooked as a vegetable. Also the flowers.
Uses -
Edible flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 22 - 59
Germination temperacture (C°) 16 - 19
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Phyteuma orbiculare habit picture by Luc Guislain (cc-by-sa)
Phyteuma orbiculare habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Phyteuma orbiculare habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Phyteuma orbiculare leaf picture by Lennaert Steen (cc-by-sa)
Phyteuma orbiculare leaf picture by Gilles (cc-by-sa)
Phyteuma orbiculare leaf picture by Elena Tripiana (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Phyteuma orbiculare flower picture by fabio tavano (cc-by-sa)
Phyteuma orbiculare flower picture by Frédéric Loyez (cc-by-sa)
Phyteuma orbiculare flower picture by Vincent Laugier (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Phyteuma orbiculare fruit picture by Bernhard Betz (cc-by-sa)
Phyteuma orbiculare fruit picture by Ursula Gutknecht (cc-by-sa)
Phyteuma orbiculare fruit picture by Daniel Bourget (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Phyteuma orbiculare world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:144438-1
WFO ID wfo-0000817419
COL ID 6VHQX
BDTFX ID 49239
INPN ID 113389
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Phyteuma tenerum f. glabrum Phyteuma tenerum f. hirsutum Phyteuma tenerum f. pilosum Phyteuma pseudorbiculare f. angustifolium Phyteuma tenerum f. glabrescens Phyteuma angustatum Phyteuma austriacum Phyteuma pancicii Phyteuma pilosum Phyteuma tenerum Phyteuma michelii Phyteuma obtusifolium Phyteuma brevifolium Phyteuma sallei Phyteuma bovelinii Phyteuma hispanicum Phyteuma delphinense Phyteuma corsicum Phyteuma fistulosum Phyteuma eynense Phyteuma ellipticifolium Rapunculus sylvestris Rapunculus orbicularis Phyteuma longifolium Phyteuma pseudoorbiculare Phyteuma hispidum Phyteuma orbiculare f. pilosum Phyteuma orbiculare f. glabrescens Phyteuma orbiculare f. hirsutum Phyteuma orbiculare f. glabriusculum Phyteuma orbiculare f. glabrum Phyteuma orbiculare f. pilosiusculum Phyteuma orbiculare f. minus Phyteuma orbiculare f. majus Phyteuma orbiculare f. glabratum Phyteuma orbiculare f. hispidulum Phyteuma orbiculare f. nanum Phyteuma orbiculare f. alpestre Phyteuma delphinense f. alpestre Phyteuma orbiculare f. hispidum Phyteuma delphinense f. hispidum Phyteuma orbiculare f. stellulatum Phyteuma orbiculare f. nudum Phyteuma orbiculare f. pubescens Phyteuma orbiculare f. humile Phyteuma lanceolatum Phyteuma montanum Phyteuma inaequatum Phyteuma cordifolium Phyteuma orbiculare var. ciliata Phyteuma orbiculare var. cordifolium Phyteuma orbiculare var. ellipticum Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. ellipticum Phyteuma orbiculare var. lanceolatum Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. lanceolatum Phyteuma orbiculare var. inaequatum Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. decipiens Phyteuma orbiculare var. decipiens Phyteuma orbiculare var. comosum Phyteuma orbiculare var. fistulosum Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. fistulosum Phyteuma ellipticifolium var. pauciflorum Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. cordatum Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. cinerascens Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. lancifolium Phyteuma orbiculare var. columnae Phyteuma orbiculare var. alpinum Phyteuma orbiculare var. pseudorbiculare Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. austriacum Phyteuma orbiculare var. angustifolium Phyteuma austriacum var. vestitum Phyteuma delphinense var. vestitum Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. pratense Phyteuma orbiculare var. pratense Phyteuma orbiculare var. patens Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. montanum Phyteuma orbiculare var. montanum Phyteuma orbiculare var. suffultum Phyteuma montanum var. suffultum Phyteuma orbiculare var. exinvolucratum Phyteuma montanum var. exinvolucratum Phyteuma orbiculare var. vulgare Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. delphinense Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. depauperatum Phyteuma orbiculare var. liguricum Phyteuma orbiculare var. carpaticum Phyteuma orbiculare var. hungaricum Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. tenerum Phyteuma tenerum subsp. anglicum Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. anglicum Phyteuma tenerum var. tenerrimum Phyteuma tenerum var. ellipticum Phyteuma tenerum var. anomalum Phyteuma orbiculare subsp. ibericum Phyteuma tenerum var. microphyllum Phyteuma tenerum var. macrophyllum Phyteuma scorzonerifolium var. eynense Phyteuma orbiculare
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