Symphytum orientale L.

Consoude d'Orient (fr), Consoude orientale (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Symphytum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.45-0.65m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.65
Root system fibrous-root tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Symphytum orientale habit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Symphytum orientale habit picture by Camchou (cc-by-sa)
Symphytum orientale habit picture by cscoq (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Symphytum orientale leaf picture by Wald Fee (cc-by-sa)
Symphytum orientale leaf picture by Jackie Margarson (cc-by-sa)
Symphytum orientale leaf picture by Marie-Claude Deboin (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Symphytum orientale flower picture by marina chi (cc-by-sa)
Symphytum orientale flower picture by André Hyvrier (cc-by-sa)
Symphytum orientale flower picture by Barry Cornelius (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Symphytum orientale world distribution map, present in Switzerland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Italy, Turkey, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:120818-1
WFO ID wfo-0000432228
COL ID 53QG9
BDTFX ID 66629
INPN ID 125356
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Symphytum orientale