Damasonium alisma Miller (Alismataceae) - Mestolaccia stellata - Thrumwort

Damasonium alisma Miller Gard. Dict. ed. 8 no. 1 (1768)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Damasonium alisma Miller
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Damasonium alisma Miller
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Liliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Alismatidae
Order / Ordine: Alismatales
Family / Famiglia: Alismataceae

Genus / Genere: Damasonium

Species / Specie

Damasonium alisma Miller

Damasonium polyspermum Cosson

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Mestolaccia stellata

English name: Thrumwort

Forma biologica: I rad
Periodo di fioritura: IV-V
Tipo corologico: Euri-Medit.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/500 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Damasonium bourgaei Coss.
Damasonium minimum Lange
Damasonium constrictum Juz.
Damasonium damasonium (L.) Asch. & Graebn.
Damasonium stellatum Thuill.

Sottospecie:
Damasonium alisma Miller ssp. alisma
Damasonium alisma Miller ssp. bourgaei
Damasonium alisma Mill. subsp. polyspermum (Coss.) Maire

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Damasonium alisma Miller

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Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Alismataceae:

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti