Valantia muralis L.

Vaillantie des murs (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Valantia

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.05-0.2m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Valantia muralis habit picture by claire Felloni (cc-by-sa)
Valantia muralis habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Valantia muralis leaf picture by Jean-Marc Vanel (cc-by-sa)
Valantia muralis leaf picture by patrice pantoni (cc-by-sa)
Valantia muralis leaf picture by Denis SABATIER (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Valantia muralis flower picture by Frédéric Dupont (cc-by-sa)
Valantia muralis flower picture by Pierre Bonnet (cc-by-sa)
Valantia muralis flower picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Valantia muralis world distribution map, present in Albania, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:769690-1
WFO ID wfo-0000330870
COL ID 7F9ML
BDTFX ID 70521
INPN ID 128367
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Valantia quadriflora Valantia muralis var. aculeata Valantia muralis

Lower taxons

Valantia muralis var. intricata Valantia muralis var. muralis