Dwarf Gauchheil

Dwarf Gauchheil
	Illustration of the dwarf Gauchheil (right) and Acker-Gauchheil (left)
Systematics
	Asterids
Order :	Heather-like (Ericales)
Family :	Primrose Family (Primulaceae)
Subfamily :	Myrsine family (Myrsinoideae)
Genre :	Gauchheil ( Anagallis )
Type :	Dwarf Gauchheil
Scientific name
	Anagallis minima
	( L. ) EHLKrause

The dwarf Gauchheil or small field ( Anagallis minima , Syn .: Centunculus minimus ) belongs to the genus Gauchheil ( Anagallis ) in the subfamily of the myrsine family (Myrsinoideae).

Identifying features

The dwarf Gauchheil is an inconspicuous, annual herbaceous plant that reaches stature heights of only 2 to 8 cm. The alternate leaves are ovate-pointed and 3 to 6 mm long. Basal leaves are mostly missing.

It can bloom all summer (between May and September). The mostly four-fold flowers sit individually in the leaf axils. The 1.5 mm long, white or pink flowers petals are divided to about the middle. They are shorter than the chalice and often fall off early.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 22.

Occurrence

Kleinling ( Anagallis minima )

The dwarf Gauchheil was found scattered all over Germany, more widespread in the west than in the east. Due to the intensification of arable farming, the drainage of fields and increased fertilization, it has become rare everywhere. Therefore it is on the red list of endangered species in most federal states . In Germany, the dwarf Gauchheil is in the Red List Category 3 (endangered).

The dwarf Gauchheil occurs in moist, acidic fields or on damp roadsides. He prefers low-lime, low-humic, sandy loam and clay soils. In Central Europe it is a character species of the Centunculo-Anthocerotetum, but also occurs in other societies of the Nanocyperion association. It reaches altitudes of up to 450 meters in the Black Forest.

Common names

The other German-language trivial names exist or existed for the dwarf Gauchheil : Kleinling ( Mecklenburg ) and Klinker ( Saxony ).

literature

Werner Rothmaler : Exkursionsflora - Critical Volume , ISBN 3827416000 , Spectrum Academic Publishing House, 2005

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. 745 .
^ Georg August Pritzel , Carl Jessen : The German folk names of plants. New contribution to the German linguistic treasure. Philipp Cohen, Hannover 1882, page 87. ( online ).

Web links

Commons : Zwerg-Gauchheil - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Dwarf Gauchheil. In: FloraWeb.de.
Dwarf Gauchheil . In: BiolFlor, the database of biological-ecological characteristics of the flora of Germany.
Anagallis minima (L.) EHL Krause In: Info Flora , the national data and information center for Swiss flora . Retrieved January 20, 2016.
Distribution of the dwarf Gauchheil in the northern hemisphere
Thomas Meyer: Data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )
Illustration of the dwarf Gauchheil.

[Oberdorfer2001-1] 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. 745 .

[2] Georg August Pritzel , Carl Jessen : The German folk names of plants. New contribution to the German linguistic treasure. Philipp Cohen, Hannover 1882, page 87. ( online ).