Anthericum ramosum

Rispige Grass Lily ( Anthericum ramosum )

The Rispige Grass Lily ( Anthericum ramosum ) is a plant of the genus grass lilies ( Anthericum ) in the subfamily of the agave ( Agavoideae ). It is also known as panicles grass lily, lily or branchy Small grass grass lily.

Description

The perennial herbaceous plant reaches heights of growth between 30 and 70 centimeters. The linealischen, grass -like leaves are two to six millimeters wide and are generally much shorter than the inflorescence. In contrast to the branchless lily grass there is no reason on the leaf spreitenlose Lower leaves.

It has an erect, paniculate inflorescence. The six white tepals are 10 to 13 millimeters long, as are the six stamens. The straight style longer than the stamens. The flower is scentless. The flowering period extends from June to August. The capsule fruit is spherical to obtuse - triangular.

The plants contain steroidal saponins.

Ecology

The Rispige grass lily is a Hemikryptophyt and a deep-rooting. Pollination of flowers is preferably effected by Hymenoptera. The seed dispersal occurs by the wind.

Occurrence

The Rispige grass lily is in Europe, with a clear tendency to spread to the south, and to the Middle East and Central Russia. As the site heathland, (semi) arid grassland, slopes, forest edges are preferably preferably loose, calcareous soils. In the Alps this kind rises to altitudes of 1700 m.

The Rispige 's Lily is a typical representative of continental steppes. In Central Europe, therefore only the few existing steppes and Gentiles, the optimum conditions for the development of the Art in Austria is the Rispige grass lily in all provinces frequently. After Ellenberg she is a half-light plant, a default pointer heat, sub-oceanic spreading, a weak acid to weak base pointer, growing on nitrogen-poor sites and a Verbandscharakterart drought yield Ender Bloody Cranesbill - Staudensäume ( Geranion sanguinei ).

From the fruit of the caterpillar of the owlet moth Metachrostis dardouini malnourished.

Use

The Rispige 's lily is often used as an ornamental plant for stone, natural and heather gardens. It is in culture at least since 1570.

Trivial names

For the Rispige grass lily or were, sometimes only regionally, including the names Erdspinnenkraut, Grass lily, spider herb ( Alsace ), white Wiederthon (Silesia, Mark ) and fence flower ( Silesia) in use.