Large cartilage carrot
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The great cartilage carrot ( Ammi majus ) is a species of the genus cartilage carrots ( Ammi ) in the umbelliferae family (Apiaceae).
description
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Vegetative characteristics
The cartilage carrot is an annual herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 30 to 100 centimeters. The lower leaves have elongated or lanceolate, cartilaginous toothed leaf sections.
Generative characteristics
The flowering period is between June and September. The double-golden inflorescence has a long stalk. The 15 to 30, rarely up to 60 umbel rays are protruding. The bracts are much shorter than the umbel rays and usually three to five parts.
The smooth fruit is elongated or egg-shaped with thin ribs with a length of 1.5 to 2 millimeters.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 22.
ecology
The great cartilage carrot is a shaft therophyte .
The pollination is done by insects .
Occurrence
The great cartilaginous carrot occurs in the Mediterranean area. It thrives in olive groves , fields, fallow land and ruderal sites at altitudes from 0 to 1000 meters. The cartilage carrot in Germany is an inconsistent neophyte . In Central Europe it occurs particularly in societies of the Sisymbrion Association.
Common names
Other names for the cartilage carrot are or were: Ammei, Ammeos, Ammern and Ammey.
supporting documents
- Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 216 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Rudolf Schubert , Klaus Werner, Hermann Meusel (eds.): Exkursionsflora for the areas of the GDR and the FRG . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. 14th edition. tape 2 : vascular plants . People and knowledge, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-06-012539-2 , pp. 344 .
- ↑ a b c d Ammi majus L., Large cartilage carrot. In: FloraWeb.de.
- ↑ a b Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . With the collaboration of Angelika Schwabe and Theo Müller. 8th, heavily revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 , pp. 709 .
- ^ Georg August Pritzel , Carl Jessen : The German folk names of plants. New contribution to the German linguistic treasure. Philipp Cohen, Hannover 1882, p. 24 (online) .
Web links
- Profile and distribution map for Bavaria . In: Botanical Information Hub of Bavaria .
- Large cartilage carrot . In: BiolFlor, the database of biological-ecological characteristics of the flora of Germany.
- Ammi majus L. In: Info Flora , the national data and information center for Swiss flora . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- Datasheet with distribution in the Netherlands. (Dutch)
- Cartilage carrot data sheet and pictures of flowers in Swabia
- Günther Blaich: data sheet with photos.
- Michael Hassler, Bernd Schmitt: Flora of Germany - A picture database , version 2.96.