Biology:Galatella sedifolia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Galatella sedifolia
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Binomial name
Galatella sedifolia
(L.) Greuter[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Galatella rossica Galatella punctata
  • Aster sedifolius Aster acris
  • L., nom. illeg. L.
  • L. Novopokr.
  • Galatella hyssopifolia Aster punctatus
  • (L.) Nees (Waldst. & Kit.) Nees
  • Aster hyssopifolius Waldst. & Kit.
  • Nees Galatella insculpta

Galatella sedifolia, often known by the synonym Aster sedifolius, is herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Galatella of the family Asteraceae.

Description

The flowers are lavender-blue or pinkish-lilac, with five to ten petals and a quite protruding yellow centre. Leaves are small, elongated and untoothed. This plant grows to a height of about 60–90 cm (2–3 ft) at an altitude of 0–1,200 m (0–3,900 ft) above sea level. The period of flowering is from July until late autumn.

G. sedifolia
Flowers of G. sedifolia
Leaves of G. sedifolia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Greuter, W., "Galatella sedifolia", in Greuter, W.; Raab-Straube, E. von, Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity, http://ww2.bgbm.org/euroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Galatella%20sedifolia&PTRefFk=7000000, retrieved 2014-08-23 


Wikidata ☰ Q4810645 entry