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Scandix pecten-veneris L.

Shepherdsneedle (en), Peine de vénus (fr), Scandix Peigne-de-Vénus (fr), Scandix peigne-de-Vénus (fr), Peigne-de-Vénus (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Scandix

Characteristics

A short annual herb. The leaves are divided 2-3 times with leaflets along the stalks. The lobes are narrow and have teeth. The flowers are in white umbels opposite the leaves. They have 1-3 rays. Some petals of the outer flowers are usually larger. They can be 2-3 mm long. The fruit is 20-80 mm long and erect with a long beak.
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Hispidulous to subglabrous, 1–4 dm, usually branched from the base; rays 1–3; involucel of 2-lobed bractlets; fr-body quadrangular, 6–15 mm, the flat, straight beak 2–7 cm; 2n=16. Native of the Mediterranean region, widely established as a weed in the U.S., n. to N.J. and S.D. May–July.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.38 - 0.45
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It occurs in fallow and waste land. It can grow in arid places. Tasmania Herbarium.
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A weed of arable land, avoiding acid soils and shady positions.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The leaves are eaten as a green vegetable. They are also used in vegetable pies.
Uses food medicinal
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use Toothache (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Germination luminosity -
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Images

Habit

Scandix pecten-veneris habit picture by Pierre Bonnet (cc-by-sa)
Scandix pecten-veneris habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Scandix pecten-veneris habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Scandix pecten-veneris leaf picture by Eva Marina (cc-by-sa)
Scandix pecten-veneris leaf picture by Jesús Sánchez (cc-by-sa)
Scandix pecten-veneris leaf picture by Pierre Bonnet (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Scandix pecten-veneris flower picture by Cartagena David (cc-by-sa)
Scandix pecten-veneris flower picture by Maria-Laura Balaban (cc-by-sa)
Scandix pecten-veneris flower picture by Antonio Jesús Reina Pacheco (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Scandix pecten-veneris fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Scandix pecten-veneris fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Scandix pecten-veneris fruit picture by Maxime Dépinoy (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Scandix pecten-veneris world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Cyprus, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Morocco, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:848035-1
WFO ID wfo-0000434334
COL ID 6XRWR
BDTFX ID 61292
INPN ID 121449
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pectinaria vulgaris Pecten veneris Scandix wilhelmsii Myrrhis pecten-veneris Chaerophyllum rostratum Scandix vulgaris Scandix pectinifera Wylia pecten-veneris Scandix cretica Scandix rostrata Scandix laevigata Chaerophyllum pecten-veneris Scandix persica Scandix pectiniformis Scandix pecten-veneris

Lower taxons

Scandix pecten-veneris subsp. brachycarpa Scandix pecten-veneris subsp. macrorhyncha
WorldFloraDB 2024