Peltaria alliacea

Leek Scheibenschötchen ( Peltaria alliacea )

The leek Scheibenschötchen ( Peltaria alliacea Jacq, Syn. Peltaria perennis ( Ard. ) ​​Markgraf ) is a plant from the family of cruciferous plants ( Brassicaceae). The German trivial name Scheibenschötchen derives from the shape of the fruits, " leek " refers to the fact that the leaves smell when crushed leeks. The genus name derives from the Greek word Peltaria πέλτη = pelte for " small shield " and refers to the shape of the fruit. The specific epithet alliacea derives from the Latin allium for leeks. The leek Scheibenschötchen occurs most Alpenostrand and on the Balkan Peninsula.

Description

The leek Scheibenschötchen is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches the plant height of 30 to 60 cm. When rubbed parts of plants you take a leek odor true ( hence the name ). The upright stem is bare and, if at all, branched only at the top. The plant has few, long-stalked basal leaves. The stem leaves are ovate-lanceolate, entire, amplexicaul and blue frosting.

The heyday of the leek Scheibenschötchen extends from May to July. The flowers are borne in a racemose inflorescence. The hermaphrodite flowers are cruciform. The four white petals are 3 to 4 mm long.

The hanging fruits are disc-shaped, winged little pods with 7 to 10 mm in diameter that do not open and contain only one seed.

The chromosome number is 2n = 14 ( 28.56 )

Occurrence

The leek Scheibenschötchen is native to the region of eastern Austria, Hungary, the former Yugoslavia and Romania. It does not happen in Germany and in Switzerland.

Dae range in Austria comprises the central Styria ( distribution map ) and Lower Austria ( Schneeberg, Hohe Wand, etc.), very rarely is it in Burgenland. This species is rare, but occurs locally in large populations.

The leek is Scheibenschötchen montane, lime and nutrients and grows mainly on forest impacts, forest edges and rocky slopes.

Pictures

Circular silicles.

Inflorescence with flowers and young silicles.

Habitat in Graz Hill Country.