Saponaria sicula Raf.

Saponaire (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Saponaria

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.05-0.1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-7

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Saponaria sicula flower picture by nino tomaselli (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:156656-1
WFO ID wfo-0000438344
COL ID 6XKVK
BDTFX ID 83790
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Saponaria sicula Saponaria depressa

Lower taxons

Saponaria sicula subsp. intermedia Saponaria sicula subsp. stranjensis