Fragrant muskrat
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Fragrant muskrat ( Amberboa moschata ) |
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The fragrant muskrat ( Amberboa moschata ), also known as musk knapweed , is a species of plant from the subtribe Centaureinae to which the knapweed ( Centaurea ) also belong in the subfamily of the Carduoideae within the family of the daisy family (Asteraceae).
features
The Fragrant Muskrat is an annual plant that reaches heights of 30 to 60 (80) centimeters. The plant is bare and branched. The leaves are pinnate or not divided and serrated or lobed away and 10 to 25 cm long.
The long-stalked cup-shaped inflorescence has a diameter of 3 to 5 centimeters. The standing in several rows bracts are green and bare. The inflorescence base is flat. The flower heads only contain tubular flowers . Of the weakly scented tubular flowers, the inner ones are radially symmetrical and the outer ones zygomorphic . The border of the florets is slit. The flowering period extends from July to September.
The dark brown achenes are 3.5 to 4 mm in size and smooth. The pappus has several wreaths with 3.5 to 4 mm large pappus scales.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 32.
Occurrence
The fragrant muskrat occurs in north-east Turkey and Transcaucasia on dry slopes, in semi-deserts of wormwood and in vineyards at altitudes of 1000 to 1650 meters.
use
The fragrant muskrat is widely used as an ornamental plant for summer flower beds and as a cut flower. It has been in culture since 1629 at the latest. There are numerous varieties (selection):
- 'Alba': The flowers are white.
- 'Incarnata': The flowers are pink to red.
- 'Lutea': The flowers are golden yellow.
- 'Lucida': The baskets are about 5 centimeters in diameter and the flowers are purple-pink.
- 'Margaritae': The baskets are larger, the flowers are white and fragrant.
- 'Imperialis': The plants are larger in all parts, the flowers are white, pink, lavender, purple or purple.
Common names
The other common German-language names for the fragrant muskrat also existed : white muskrat, Turkish cornflower and sultan flower.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
- Theodore M. Barkley, Luc Brouillet, John L. Strother: Asteraceae in Flora of North America , 2006, Volume 19, Page 173: Amberboa moschata - Online.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Tropicos. [1]
- ^ Georg August Pritzel , Carl Jessen : The German folk names of plants. New contribution to the German linguistic treasure. Philipp Cohen, Hannover 1882, page 87. ( online ).