Large-leaved Caucasus forget-me-not

Large-leaved Caucasus forget-me-not
	Large-leaved Caucasus forget-me-not ( Brunnera macrophylla )
Systematics
	Euasterids I
Family :	Boraginaceae (Boraginaceae)
Subfamily :	Boraginoideae
Tribe :	Boragineae
Genre :	Caucasus forget-me-nots ( Brunnera )
Type :	Large-leaved Caucasus forget-me-not
Scientific name
	Brunnera macrophylla
	( Adams ) IMJohnst.

The Moreton Bay Caucasus Myosotis ( Brunnera macrophylla ) is a species of the genus species-poor Caucasus Myosotis ( Brunnera ) in the family Boraginaceae (Boraginaceae). It occurs in the Caucasus .

description

Vegetative characteristics

The large-leaved Caucasus forget-me-not is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches stature heights of 20 to usually 40 to 50 centimeters. It forms a short rhizome as a permanent organ. The basal leaves are stalked 20 to 25 centimeters long. Their simple, dark green leaf blade is ovate-heart-shaped or triangular-kidney-shaped with a length of 20 to 30 centimeters.

Generative characteristics

The flowering time is depending on the location between April and June; it lasts three to four weeks. The large-leaved Caucasus forget-me-not forms a short, branched inflorescence with many flowers. The hermaphrodite flower is radially symmetrical and five-fold with a double flower envelope . The calyx is one millimeter long at flowering time. The blue colored crown is wheel-shaped with a diameter of three to seven millimeters and resembles that of a forget-me-not . The corolla tube is one millimeter long.

Chromosome number

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 12.

Occurrence

The large-leaved Caucasus forget-me-not has its home in the Caucasus of Georgia and Turkey in oak forests, spruce forests and mountain slopes at altitudes of 500 to 2000 meters. In Germany it can sometimes be found wild; in Austria's Alpine regions it is considered naturalized.

use

The large-leaved Caucasus forget-me-not is widely used as an ornamental plant in perennial beds and borders. The species has been in culture since 1825 at the latest. The variety 'Hadspen Cream' has a cream-colored leaf margin, 'Langtrees' has silver-blotchy leaves, 'Betty Bowring' has a white crown, 'Dawson's White' has a wide cream-white leaf margin.

supporting documents

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 .
Brief description from Ornamental Plants From Russia And Adjacent States Of The Former Soviet Union .

Individual evidence

^ Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner: Flora Helvetica. Flora of Switzerland. Verlag Paul Haupt, Bern, Stuttgart, Vienna, 1996, ISBN 3-258-05405-3 , p. 820.
↑ Benito Valdés, 2011: Boraginaceae. : Datasheet Brunnera macrophylla In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
↑ Fitschen, Jost 1869-1947, Parolly, Gerald., Rohwer, Jens G. 1958-, Koltzenburg, Michael., Schmidt, Peter A. 1946-: The flora of Germany and neighboring countries: a book to determine all wild and often cultivated Vascular plants . 96th, completely revised and expanded edition. Wiebelsheim, ISBN 978-3-494-01562-0 , pp. 620 .

Web links

Commons : Brunnera macrophylla - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Large-leaved Caucasus forget-me-not. In: FloraWeb.de.
Brunnera macrophylla (Adams) IM Johnst. In: Info Flora , the national data and information center for Swiss flora . Retrieved February 15, 2016.
Thomas Meyer: Data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )
Characteristics.
Entry at GRIN.

[Flora_Helvetica-1] Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner: Flora Helvetica. Flora of Switzerland. Verlag Paul Haupt, Bern, Stuttgart, Vienna, 1996, ISBN 3-258-05405-3 , p. 820.

[Euro+Med-2] Benito Valdés, 2011: Boraginaceae. : Datasheet Brunnera macrophylla In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

[3] Fitschen, Jost 1869-1947, Parolly, Gerald., Rohwer, Jens G. 1958-, Koltzenburg, Michael., Schmidt, Peter A. 1946-: The flora of Germany and neighboring countries: a book to determine all wild and often cultivated Vascular plants . 96th, completely revised and expanded edition. Wiebelsheim, ISBN 978-3-494-01562-0 , pp. 620 .