Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : trbte
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Tropaeolaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: puncturevine
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Erd-Bürzeldorn ; ES : abrojo terrestre ; FR : croix de Malte ; IT : tribolo comune ; PT : abrolhos ; EN : puncturevine ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Cotyledons elliptic or ovate, rounded tip, more or less stalked.
- Leaves pinnately divided.
- Height: 10-50 cm.
- Stem prostrate spreading, hairy.
- Leaves opposite, with 5-8 ovate leaflets in pairs, on 2 rows, without terminal leaflet ; stipules very small.
- Flowers yellow, small, solitary, on short peduncle, at the axil of leaves or forks; 5 ovate sepals, 5 petals 1/2 time longer than the sepals. 10 stamens and 1 very short style.
- Fruit : capsule 5-angled opening in 5 spiny cells; 2-3 seeds in each cell which droops without opening when ripe.
- Plant tonic, astringent, vulnerary, aperitive, used against disorders of eyes.
- Biological type: annual.
Ecological profile (click on flags):
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