Pimpinella peregrina L.

Boucage voyageur (fr), Pimpinelle voyageuse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Pimpinella

Characteristics

A herb. It can grow to 1 m tall. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. They have teeth along the edge.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
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 Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The leaves and flowering parts are used as a spice in cheese.
Uses medicinal spice
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity phototoxic (root)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Pimpinella peregrina leaf picture by Eri Sky (cc-by-sa)
Pimpinella peregrina leaf picture by Diego Alex (cc-by-sa)
Pimpinella peregrina leaf picture by Dysber Monzon Moreno (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Pimpinella peregrina flower picture by Vilardo Mario Luciano (cc-by-sa)
Pimpinella peregrina flower picture by Ernst Fürst (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pimpinella peregrina world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Germany, Spain, France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Monaco, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Romania, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:895768-1
WFO ID wfo-0000391423
COL ID 4HX63
BDTFX ID 49500
INPN ID 113586
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Torilis tuberculata Ledeburia pimpinelloides Pimpinella hispida Pimpinella ambigua Pimpinella taurica Tragium peregrinum Tragium tauricum Anisum italicum Caucalis tuberculata Pimpinella griffithiana Torilis trilobata Pimpinella peregrina