Pushkinie
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The Pushkinia or cone flower ( Pushkinia scilloides ) is a species of the genus Pushkinia in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae).
features
The Pushkinie is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 8 to 15, sometimes up to 20 centimeters. This geophyte forms onions as persistent organs. The usually one to two, rarely three, only basal, parallel- veined leaves are usually 7 to 18, sometimes up to 24 millimeters wide and about as long as the stem .
Usually four to twelve flowers are arranged in a loose, egg-shaped, racemose inflorescence , rarely they are individually. The bracts are very short. The flower stalks are up to 6 millimeters long, at fruit time also up to 15 millimeters. The hermaphrodite flowers are threefold. The six bracts are 7 to 11 millimeters long and a quarter to a third fused. They are pale sky-blue in color and have darker blue vertical stripes, rarely they are completely white or green. Between the flower cover and the stamens there is a white, six-lobed corolla, which is about 2 to 3 mm long. There are six stamens inclined together . The stamens are very short and thin and as a result the anthers are almost sessile and alternate with the secondary coronet lobes. The stylus is short. The flowering time is mainly in April, sometimes it begins as early as March and lasts until May.
They form capsule fruits . The seeds are light brown.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 10.
Occurrence
The natural range of the Pushkinie includes Southeast Turkey, the Caucasus, North Iraq, North and West Iran and Lebanon. Here this plant species occurs on moist, subalpine to alpine meadow slopes with melting snow at altitudes of 1700 to 3500 meters. This species is wild in Central Europe.
use
The pushkinie is occasionally used as an ornamental plant in borders. She has been in culture since 1808. The Mishchenko squill is similar in habit , but has free stamens.
Others
This species is very rich in shape, the Lebanon cone flower Puschkinia scilloides var. Libanotica (Zucc.) Boiss is mostly cultivated . ( Syn .: Puschkinia libanotica Zucc.). This becomes 10 to 20 centimeters high, has a dense inflorescence and is larger in all parts.
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 .
- Description and photos at Botanik im Bild
