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Reseda phyteuma L.

Rampion mignonette (en), Réséda Raiponce (fr), Réséda raiponce (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Resedaceae > Reseda

Characteristics

A short herb. It can grow for one or two years. It is hairy. The stems branch near the base. The lower leaves can have 1-2 lobes. Other leaves are unlobed. The flowers are white. They are 6-10 mm wide. The fruit is a capsule which is nodding. It is 12-14 mm long.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.07
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Cultivated or disturbed ground.
More
It grows on waste ground.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten.
Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 5 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Reseda phyteuma habit picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Reseda phyteuma habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Reseda phyteuma habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Reseda phyteuma leaf picture by Bua Lado Fco. Javier (cc-by-sa)
Reseda phyteuma leaf picture by Bua Lado Fco. Javier (cc-by-sa)
Reseda phyteuma leaf picture by patrice pantoni (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Reseda phyteuma flower picture by Ondine Sanfins (cc-by-sa)
Reseda phyteuma flower picture by Alberto Lopez (cc-by-sa)
Reseda phyteuma flower picture by caven (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Reseda phyteuma fruit picture by Hugo SANTACREU (cc-by-sa)
Reseda phyteuma fruit picture by hieracium eriophorum (cc-by-sa)
Reseda phyteuma fruit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Reseda phyteuma world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Switzerland, Chile, Germany, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Libya, Morocco, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tunisia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:715583-1
WFO ID wfo-0000462737
COL ID 4RSXP
BDTFX ID 55718
INPN ID 117469
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Reseda longicalycina Sesamoides pygmaea Reseda tournefortii Reseda laciniata Reseda aragonensis Reseda confusa Reseda calicinalis Reseda pseudophyteuma Reseda pygmaea Pectanisia phyteuma Reseda bastitana Reseda phyteuma subsp. aragonensis Reseda phyteuma subsp. rupestris Reseda phyteuma

Lower taxons

Reseda phyteuma subsp. collina
WorldFloraDB 2024