''Reseda phyteuma'', common name rampion mignonette
or corn mignonette, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Resedaceae.
Description
''Reseda phyteuma'' can reach a height of . It is an annual or perennial plant with erect stems, branched at the base. Leaves are entire, the upper ones with two lateral lobes. The
inflorescence
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, which may take up most of the upper stem, is densely packed with many greenish-white flowers with six petals. They bloom from April to September.
Distribution
''Reseda phyteuma'' is present from
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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and
Southern Europe
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to
Western Asia
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and
North Africa
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. It is naturalized in
Britain.
Habitat
This species can be found in wasteland, walls and vineyards at elevation of above sea level.
References
External links
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phyteuma
''Phyteuma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, native to Europe and Morocco.
The common name is rampion, a name shared with the related plant ''Campanula rapunculus''. Rampion features prominently in some versions of t ...
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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