Rosemary Daphne
| Rosemary Daphne | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rosemary Daphne ( Daphne cneorum ) |
||||||||||||
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||||
| Daphne cneorum | ||||||||||||
| L. |
The rosemary-daphne ( Daphne cneorum ), also Fluff Steinröslein called, is a plant of the genus Daphne ( Daphne ) within the family of Thymelaeaceae (Thymelaeaceae).
Common names
Other common names are Flaum-Seidelbast , Heide-Steinröslein , Duft-Seidelbast , Heideröschen , Reckhölderle, Tenderich (Lower Austria), Gamsveigerl (Upper Styria) and Fluhröschen (Switzerland), as well as Bergnägele ( Bavaria near Kirchheim), Jungfernmorgenbleam ( Transylvania , Steinrögen), Leinröschen ( Swabia ) and Wielandsbeeren ( Graubünden near Davos ).
description
Vegetative characteristics
The rosemary daphne is a woody plant, grows as a small shrub (nanophanerophyte) and reaches a height of 5 to 30 centimeters. The bark of the twigs is gray hairy adjacent to it.
The leaves are seated and arranged alternately, heaped in clumps at the branch ends. The bald, evergreen , leathery leaf blades are elongated to spatulate with a length of 1 to 2 centimeters and a width of 3 to 5 millimeters. The upper side of the leaf is dark green and the lower side is bluish.
Generative characteristics
The flowers stand together in several terminal heads. The hermaphrodite flowers, which have a strong clove scent, are four-fold. The perigone is pink; the perigone tube is hairy on the outside tightly fitting. The flowering period extends from March to May, but in Central Europe is more likely to be May and June.
The stone fruits are bluish yellow or reddish and begin to ripen from August.
Chromosome number
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 18.
Occurrence
The distribution area includes the mountains of Central and Southern Europe from the Pyrenees to the Balkans and in an easterly direction to Ukraine . The rosemary daphne is widespread in Austria from scattered to rare in the federal states of Burgenland, Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria and Carinthia from the colline to montane altitude .
The lime-loving plant prefers pine forests , dry grass and rock corridors as a location . It is a character species of the order Erico-Pinetalia, but also occurs in societies of the Festuco-Brometea class.
use
The rosemary daphne is used as an ornamental plant in rock gardens .
Toxicity
The rosemary daphne is highly toxic due to its daphnetoxin content .
literature
- Manfred A. Fischer, Karl Oswald, Wolfgang Adler: Excursion flora for Austria, Liechtenstein and South Tyrol . 3rd, improved edition. State of Upper Austria, Biology Center of the Upper Austrian State Museums, Linz 2008, ISBN 978-3-85474-187-9 .
- Bruno P. Kremer: Shrub trees. Recognize and determine (= Steinbach's natural guide). Mosaik, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-576-11478-5 .
- M. Schön: Forestry and vascular plants of the red list. Species - locations - land use. 2nd edition, 1998 ISBN 3-89675-375-4
Individual evidence
- ^ Carl Jessen , The German folk names of plants , Verlag von Philipp Cohen Hannover 1882, page 129.
- ↑ a b c Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas. 8th edition. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 . Page 660–661.
Web links
- Rosemary Daphne . In: BiolFlor, the database of biological-ecological characteristics of the flora of Germany.
- Daphne cneorum L., rosemary daphne. In: FloraWeb.de.
- Profile and distribution map for Bavaria . In: Botanical Information Hub of Bavaria .
- Daphne cneorum L. In: Info Flora , the national data and information center for Swiss flora .
- Thomas Meyer: Data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )