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Legousia speculum-veneris (L.) Chaix

Large Venus's-Looking-Glass

Campanulaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Campanulaceae (Lobelia family)
Genus: Legousia (Venus's Looking-Glass)

Synonyms

Legousia speculum-veneris
Campanula speculum-veneris
Specularia speculum-veneris

Related species

Legousia speculum-veneris (L.) Chaix - Large Venus's-Looking-Glass
Legousia hybrida (L.) Delarbre - Venus's-Looking-Glass

Traits


    10&#8211;40&#8239;cm tall, annual. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> <b>raceme-like to panicle-like</b>, <ba><b>loosely flowered</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <ba>mostly open, +/- spread</ba>, <ba><b>dark-violet</b></ba>, greenish to yellowish at th...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Legousia speculum-veneris

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

Legousia speculum-veneris

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

Legousia speculum-veneris

Legousia speculum-veneris

Status

  • archaeophyte

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards

  • in alkaline habitats

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