Alpine Bastard Toadflax

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Santalaceae (Mistletoe family)
Genus: Thesium (Bastard-Toadflax)

Synonyms

Trivial names

Related species

Thesium linophyllon L. - Flax-Leaved Bastard Toadflax
Thesium pyrenaicum Pourr. - Meadow Bastard Toadflax
Thesium alpinum L. - Alpine Bastard Toadflax
Thesium ebracteatum Hayne - Bractless Toadflex
Thesium rostratum Mert. & W. D. J. Koch - Beaked Bastard Toadflax

Traits

Maximal 25 cm tall. inflorescence: secund, mostly unbranched, with flowers up to the apex. supporting-leaves of the flowers: present, the stalks fused with the pedicel. prophylls below the flowers: 2, smaller than the supporting-leaves. flowers: ⚥, whitish. perianth:...

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

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