Thapsia garganica L.

Laser (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Thapsia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rocky places, fields and sunny slopes.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Epispastic (unspecified), Lumbago (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tumor(Womb) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Thapsia garganica habit picture by Pokotilo Olga (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Thapsia garganica leaf picture by Francesca Padma Gulli (cc-by-sa)
Thapsia garganica leaf picture by ruben brulat (cc-by-sa)
Thapsia garganica leaf picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Thapsia garganica flower picture by ventura calderon Fernando (cc-by-sa)
Thapsia garganica flower picture by iannizzotto michele (cc-by-sa)
Thapsia garganica flower picture by avelino sanchez jesus olimpio (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Thapsia garganica fruit picture by Paul JAMET (cc-by-sa)
Thapsia garganica fruit picture by gomez toni (cc-by-sa)
Thapsia garganica fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849326-1
WFO ID wfo-0000409884
COL ID 564BJ
BDTFX ID 84441
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Thapsia praealta d'urv. Thapsia silphia Thapsia stenocarpa Thapsia sylphium Thapsia lineariloba Thapsia marocana Thapsia garganica

Lower taxons

Thapsia garganica subsp. messanensis