Centranthus ruber

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Overview

Perennial .

The young, moderately bitter leaves can be used raw in salads and sandwiches. They can also be boiled and served with butter as a green. In France, the root is used in soup .

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Genus Centranthus

Annual or perennial herbs or undershrubs. Leaves simple or compound . Flowers in clusters . Calyx rolled in flowers. Corolla 5-lobed, spurred . Ovary unilocular . Achene pappose.

A genus of c. 12 species, in the Mediterranean region and Europe; locally represented by 1 cultivated species.

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Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 301 meters (986 feet).[2]

Biome: Coastal.

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 15-18" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.6 • Maximum pH: 8.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b. (map)

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Centranthus ruber< /i> (L.) Dc. • Valeriana rubra L.

Notes

Basionym : Valerianaceae Valeriana rubra L.

Basionym author: (L.)

Basionym: Valerianaceae Valeriana rubra L.

Basionym author: (L.)

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Centranthus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

C. macrosiphon (Pretty Betsy) · C. ruber (Jupiter's Beard) · C. ruber 'Alba' (Jupiters Beard) · C. ruber 'Snowcloud' (Jupiters Beard)

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 14, 2007:

• Australian National Herbarium
• , Australian National Herbarium
• Berkeley Natural History Museums, University and Jepson Herbaria DiGIR provider
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Herbarium Willing
• Bundesamt für Naturschutz / Zentralstelle für Phytodiversität Deutschland, Bundesamt fuer Naturschutz / Zentralstelle fuer Phytodiversitaet Deutschland
• Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien, Conservatoire botanique national du Bassin parisien
• European Environment Agency, EUNIS
• GBIF-Spain, Botánica, Universidad de León: LEB-Cormo
• GBIF-Spain, Dirección General de Investigación, Desarrollo Tecnológico e Innovación de la Junta de Extremadura(DGIDTI): HSS
• GBIF-Spain, Herbario Universidad de Málaga: MGC-Cormófitos
• GBIF-Spain, Hortus Botanicus Sollerensis Herbarium
• GBIF-Spain, Universidad de Almería, HUAL
• GBIF-Spain, Universidad de Oviedo. Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas: FCO
• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• NLBIF, Limnodata
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, NSW herbarium collection
• Oregon State University, Vascular Plant Collection
• School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, SysTax
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Herbarium of Oskarshamn
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Lund Botanical Museum
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Plants
• Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Botanical Society of the British Isles - Vascular Plants Database
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3875094
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-35374
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 5376337
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:57943-3
• GRIN Nomen Number: 9837
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 35374
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 57943-3
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDVAL01010
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: CERU2
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 29484

Footnotes

1. "Centranthus". in Flora of Pakistan Vol Page. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. Standard Deviation = 573.770 based on 38,604 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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