Bushy rabbit ear

Bushy rabbit ear
Shrubby rabbit ear ( Bupleurum fruticosum )
Systematics
Euasterids II Order : Umbelliferae (Apiales) Family : Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) Subfamily : Apioideae Genre : Rabbit ears ( bupleurum ) Type : Bushy rabbit ear
Scientific name
Bupleurum fruticosum
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The shrubby rabbit's ear ( Bupleurum fruticosum ) is a species within the umbelliferae family . It occurs in the western and central Mediterranean area.

description

The shrubby rabbit's ear is an evergreen shrub with yellow flowers , which can reach a height of one to two and a half meters. The approximately 11 centimeters long leaves are alternate and, in contrast to most of the umbelliferae, undivided. They are still leathery, elliptical in shape and shiny on the top, while the underside is dull green. The flowers grow in umbels comprising 5–25 rays and are surrounded by bracts . Each flower has five very small sepals , petals do not exist. The fruit of the shrubby rabbit's ear is up to 8 millimeters long, egg-shaped and narrowly winged. The plant blooms from April to September.

Inflorescence of a shrubby rabbit's ear ( Bupleurum fruticosum )

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 14, less often 24.

distribution

The shrubby rabbit's ear is widespread in the western and central Mediterranean area, especially in southern Europe , Syria and western North Africa . It occurs in the countries of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, Gibraltar, Portugal, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Greece and Lebanon. In the UK she is a neophyte. The plant prefers to grow in garigues or rock corridors, there mostly on lime. Connected to its habitat, the plant can tolerate salty winds well. In Spain , Bupleurum gibraltarium is endemic , which is closely related to fruticosum and differs from it mainly in its smaller growth and narrower leaves.

use

The shrubby rabbit ear is often cultivated as a garden plant. It is particularly suitable for slopes or coastal gardens.

literature

• Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names. Edited by Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 15th edition, corrected reprint of the 14th edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-8001-5072-7 .
• Spence Ian: garden plants from A to Z . Ed .: The Royal Horticultural Society. Dorling Kindersley , Starnberg 2004, ISBN 3-8310-0542-7 (English: The Horticultural Society - Garden Plants and Flowers . Translated by Feryal Kanbay).
• Schönfelder Peter, Schönfelder Ingrid: What blooms in the Mediterranean? 3. Edition. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-08104-4 .

Web links

Commons : Bushy rabbit ear  album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Spence speaks of two to two and a half meters
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Spence Ian: garden plants from A to Z . Ed .: The Royal Horticultural Society. Dorling Kindersley , Starnberg 2004, ISBN 3-8310-0542-7 , pp. 29 (English: The Horticultural Society - Garden Plants and Flowers . Translated by Feryal Kanbay).
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Peter Schönfelder , Ingrid Schönfelder: What blooms on the Mediterranean? 3. Edition. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-08104-4 , pp.  161 .
4. ↑ Bupleurum fruticosum at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
5. ↑ ^{a b} R. Hand (2011): Apiaceae. - In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Data sheet Bupleurum