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Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon

Bayer Code : liddu

Scientific name: Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennel

Synonym(s) of Sc. name:

Classification: Scrophulariaceae, Dicotyledonous

Common name: false pimpernel

Synonym(s) of Common name:

Name per country: DE : Verwechseltes Büchsenkraut ; ES : fabrega ; FR : lindernie douteuse ; IT : vandellia delle risaie ; PT : manjerico ; EN : false pimpernel ;

Biological type: Annual

Seedling snapshot Seedling:

-Cotyledons linear or glabrous.

-Leaves entire, opposite, ovate with crenate -serrate margin and triveinate.

Adult plant snapshotAdult plant snapshotAdult plant snapshotAdult plant snapshot Adult plant:

-Height : 5-20 cm. Plant glabrous.

-Leaves opposite, oblong -ovate crenate-serrate. Prominent veins (3-5).

-Flowers lilac, isolated, axillary. Petals of 7-8 mm; pedicels generally shorter than leaf axils. Calyx with 5 parts.

-Fruits ellipsoid capsules.

-Species common in paddy-fields (rice-fields).

- Biological type : annual.

Ecological profile (click on flags): Spain   Present     France  Present     Italy  Present     Portugal  Present    

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