Spring figwort
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The Spring Figwort ( Scrophularia vernalis ) is a plant type from the genus of scrophularia ( Scrophularia ) in the family of Figworts (Scrophulariaceae).
description
The spring figwort is an upright, woolly hairy plant that reaches heights of 30 to 70 cm. The stem is square and hairy glandular-shaggy. The leaves are opposite, they are triangular, heart-shaped, somewhat wrinkled and covered with soft trichomes . The leaf margin is deeply serrated.
The flowers are in inflorescences , whose dichasia-like , ball- shaped partial inflorescences are long stalked. The crown is almost radial symmetry, it is pale greenish-yellow in color.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 40.
distribution
The spring figwort occurs in southern, western and central Europe, as well as in southwest Asia. In Germany, however, it is probably only a locally introduced neophyte . It grows in parks, light deciduous forests and fringes on fresh, alkaline and nutrient-rich clay soils. It occurs mainly in companies of the Alliarion association.
ecology
The spring figwort is a partial shade plant. It is a nutrient pointer and used to be a forage plant for bees.
literature
- Siegmund Seybold : Flora of Germany and neighboring countries. A book for identifying vascular plants that grow wild and often cultivated . Founded by Otto Schmeil , Jost Fitschen . 93rd completely revised and expanded edition. Quelle & Meyer, Wiebelsheim 2006, ISBN 3-494-01413-2 .
- Hans-Joachim Zündorf, Karl-Friedrich Günther, Heiko Korsch, Werner Westhus (eds.): Flora of Thuringia. The wild fern and flowering plants of Thuringia . Weissdorn, Jena 2006, ISBN 3-936055-09-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 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. 832 .
Web links
- Spring figwort. In: FloraWeb.de.
- Spring figwort . In: BiolFlor, the database of biological-ecological characteristics of the flora of Germany.
- Scrophularia vernalis L. In: Info Flora , the national data and information center for Swiss flora .
- Thomas Meyer: Braunwurz data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )