Rubia peregrina L.

Petite garance (fr), Garance voyageuse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Rubia

Characteristics

A climber. The stems is woody and square. They are 50-250 cm long. The leaves are shiny and do not have stalks. They are oval to sword shaped and there are teeth along the edge. The leaves are in rings with up to 5 leaves in a group. The flowers are small and with pale green to yellow petals. The fruit are fleshy and green and turn black when ripe. They are 5 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.08
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows from sea level to 1,000 m above sea level. It grows in dry soil and in hedges.
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Hedges, thickets, scrub and stony ground in the south and south-west of Britain.
Light 3-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh and also made into jam. The roots are dried and used as a spice. The roots are also peeled and cut and crushed and cooked in recipes.
Uses dye medicinal spice
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Abortifacient (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Rubia peregrina habit picture by Antonio Rey (cc-by-sa)
Rubia peregrina habit picture by mahoe (cc-by-sa)
Rubia peregrina habit picture by Aurélia et JChris Courte-Barbary (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Rubia peregrina leaf picture by Porras Francisco Javier (cc-by-sa)
Rubia peregrina leaf picture by fabien faf (cc-by-sa)
Rubia peregrina leaf picture by Onizuka Eikichi (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Rubia peregrina flower picture by Milia Mavi (cc-by-sa)
Rubia peregrina flower picture by claude lerat -gentet Mme (cc-by-sa)
Rubia peregrina flower picture by jid (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Rubia peregrina fruit picture by fabien faf (cc-by-sa)
Rubia peregrina fruit picture by Santiago (cc-by-sa)
Rubia peregrina fruit picture by Laurence LESNE-CAMY-PEYRET (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Rubia peregrina world distribution map, present in Albania, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:765320-1
WFO ID wfo-0000298572
COL ID 4TJ2Y
BDTFX ID 57881
INPN ID 118916
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Rubia aucheri Rubia barcinonensis Rubia bocconei Rubia dalmatica Rubia grandifolia Rubia linearifolia Rubia longifolia Rubia reiseri Rubia anglica Rubia angustifolia Rubia clementi Rubia fontqueri Rubia peregrina Rubia requienii Galium peregrinum Rubia erratica Rubia lucida Rubia splendens Rubia peregrina subsp. longifolia Rubia peregrina var. requienii Rubia peregrina subsp. requienii Rubia peregrina var. lucida Rubia peregrina var. splendens Rubia peregrina var. dalmatica Rubia angustifolia var. requienii Rubia peregrina var. angustifolia