Charles Scepter

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Charles Scepter
Charles scepter (Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum)

Charles scepter ( Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum )

Systematics
Asterids
Euasterids I
Order : Mint family (Lamiales)
Family : Summer root family (Orobanchaceae)
Genre : Lice herbs ( Pedicularis )
Type : Charles Scepter
Scientific name
Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum
L.

The Karl scepter ( Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum ), also Moor King or King Charles lousewort , belongs to the genus lousewort ( Pedicularis ).

description

The perennial herbaceous plant reaches heights of growth between 20 and 100 centimeters. The leaves are pinnately split. The rosette-like basal leaves reach lengths of 30 cm. The flowers stand in a dense, many-flowered cluster . The whitish yellow crown is up to 30 mm long. The upper lip is not split, the lower lip has a reddish border.

Flowering time is from June to August.

The chromosome number of the species is 2n = 32.

Occurrence

The Kalszepter comes from in Central and Northern Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and China. The plant species prefers low and intermediate moors. In Germany, the plant can be found almost exclusively in the foothills of the Alps and is strictly protected. In Austria, the plant only occurs in the Edlacher Moor near shoots . The Botanical Garden Munich-Nymphenburg operates an ex-situ conservation breed of the species. It is a national Scheuchzerio-Caricetea class character.

  • blossoms

  • Flower visit and probably pollination by a bumblebee worker

  • Basal leaves

  • First year seedlings

  • Seed pod

biology

Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum parasitizes on Carex species. The flowers are slightly protogynous.

Systematics

One can distinguish between two subspecies:

  • Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum subsp. sceptrum-carolinum
  • Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum subsp. pubescens (Bunge) PC Tsoong : It occurs in China.

literature

  • Werner Rothmaler : Excursion flora from Germany - vascular plants: basic volume . Heidelberg, Berlin, 1999.
  • Georg Eberle: The Charles scepter ( Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum ). In: Natur und Museum 97/4 (1967), pp. 117–123.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . 8th edition. Stuttgart, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, 2001. Page 861. ISBN 3-8001-3131-5
  2. ↑ a b c Yang Han-bi; Noel H. Holmgren, Robert R. Mill: Pedicularis Linnaeus. - Same text online as the printed work , In: Wu Zheng-yi, Peter H. Raven, Deyuan Hong (Ed.): Flora of China. Volume 18: Scrophulariaceae. Science Press and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing and St. Louis 2010
  3. ↑ : http://www.ex-situ-erhaltung.de/pflanzenarten/p/pedicularis-sceptrum-carolinum/

Web links

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