Striated Mezereon

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Thymelaeaceae (Daphne family)
Genus: Daphne (Daphne)

Synonyms

Related species

Daphne laureola L. - Spurge-Laurel
Daphne mezereum L. - Mezereon
Daphne blagayana Freyer
Daphne striata Tratt. - Striated Mezereon
Daphne cneorum L. - Garland Flower

Traits

Highly toxic, dwarf shrub, 10–40 cm tall. inflorescence: terminal, 2–15‑flowered. supporting-leaves of the flowers: glabrous. flowers: bell- or funnel-shaped to long-tubular, pink, often striped longitudinal. hypanthium: cylindrical, dropping off early, coloured peta...

You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Legend

	Natural, established occurences
	Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Links

• wiki (english)
• Floraweb (deutsch)
• inflora.CH (deutsch)
• wiki (deutsch)
• Tela Botanica (français)
• inflora.CH (français)
• wiki (français)
• inflora.CH (italiano)