Reseda phyteuma

Reseda phyteuma
	Flowers of Reseda phyteuma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Resedaceae
Genus:	Reseda
Species:	R. phyteuma
Binomial name
	Reseda phyteuma; L.

Reseda phyteuma, common name rampion mignonette^[1] or corn mignonette, is a species of flowering plant in the family Resedaceae.

Description

Reseda phyteuma can reach a height of 10–50 centimetres (3.9–19.7 in). 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, 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 and Southern Europe to Western Asia and North Africa. It is naturalized in Britain.

Habitat

This species can be found in wasteland, walls and vineyards at elevation of 0–1,000 metres (0–3,281 ft) above sea level.

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Reseda phyteuma". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

Pignatti S., Flora d'Italia.Edagricole, Bologna. 1982
Conti F., Abbate G., Alessandrini A., Blasi C., Checklist of the Italian Vascular Flora. Palombi, Roma. 2005
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Reseda phyteuma". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

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