Trollius europaeus L.

Trolle (fr), Trolle d'Europe (fr), Boule-d'or (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Trollius

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.28 - 0.48
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
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

Wet pastures, scrub and woods in mountain districts, especially near streams and avoiding acid soils.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 5-8
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 14 - 16
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Trollius europaeus habit picture by Boris Turk (cc-by-sa)
Trollius europaeus habit picture by Antoine Grisel (cc-by-sa)
Trollius europaeus habit picture by YaPas Foto (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Trollius europaeus leaf picture by Tina Borghardt (cc-by-sa)
Trollius europaeus leaf picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Trollius europaeus leaf picture by Antoine Grisel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Trollius europaeus flower picture by von Gunten Koost (cc-by-sa)
Trollius europaeus flower picture by Cas van de Luijtgaarden (cc-by-sa)
Trollius europaeus flower picture by Gabriella (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Trollius europaeus fruit picture by Jérémie S. (cc-by-sa)
Trollius europaeus fruit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Trollius europaeus fruit picture by Aurore Garnavault Blanchard (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Trollius europaeus world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Liberia, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Serbia, and Slovenia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:306789-2
WFO ID wfo-0000455242
COL ID 7CVTJ
BDTFX ID 75423
INPN ID 127872
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Trollius viridis Trollius viridiflorus Trollius tauricus Trollius napellifolius Trollius montanus Trollius medius Trollius rotundiflorus Trollius connivens Trollius grandiflorus Trollius europaeus Trollius minimus Trollius grandiflorus Trollius emarginatus Trollius globosus Trollius sphaericus Trollius germanicus Trollius humilis Trollius napellifolius var. patulus Trollius napellifolius var. erectus