Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum

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Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum

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Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Aegonychon
Species:	A. purpurocaeruleum
Binomial name
*Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum* L. Holub (1973)
Synonyms^[1]
List Aegonychon repens Gray (1821 publ. 1822) Buglossoides purpurocaeruleum (L.) I.M.Johnst. (1954) Lithospermum caeruleum Gueldenst. (1791) Lithospermum longiflorum Salisb. (1796) Lithospermum lucanum N.Terracc. (1907) Lithospermum pumilum Lehm. (1818) Lithospermum purpurascens Gueldenst. (1787) Lithospermum purpureum Gueldenst. (1787) Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum L. (1753) Lithospermum repens Stokes (1812) Lithospermum violaceum Lam. (1779) Margarospermum purpurocaeruleum (L.) Opiz (1839) Myosotis fruticosa Haenke (1786), nom. nud. Rhytispermum purpurocaeruleum (L.) Link (1829)

Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum, commonly known as the purple gromwell, is a herbaceous perennial rhizomatous flowering plant and it belongs to the family Boraginaceae.^[1]

Etymology

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The Latin name of the species, purpurocaeruleum, means 'purple and blue', referring to the changing colour of the flowers with the progress of flowering.

Description

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Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum is a bushy plant that reaches on average 20–60 centimetres (7.9–23.6 in) of height, with a maximum of 70 centimetres (28 in). The stem is hairy, erect and unbranched. Leaves are dark green and lanceolate to narrow elliptic, with a prominent midrib on the underside. Flowers are hermaphroditic, funnel-shaped, 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in) long and 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) of diameter, clustered in a racemose inflorescence. The flowers are initially purple-reddish, changing to a deep blue. The flowering period extends from April to June. The fruits are bright white capsules, 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in) long, with a glossy surface. They are very hard (hence the genus synonym Lithospermum, meaning "stone seed" for the hardness of these capsules).

Distribution

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This species is rare in British Isles,^[2] widespread in central Europe up to South Russia and in Mediterranean countries from Spain to eastern Turkey.

Habitat

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Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum is typically found in dry and warm forests characterized by sparse deciduous vegetation, it can also be found in the meadows situated on the edge of the woodlands, as well as in hedgerows and scrublands. The plants prefer calcareous soils rich in humus, at elevations of 0–1,800 metres (0–5,906 ft) above sea level.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum (L.) Holub". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ P.A. Stroh; T. A. Humphrey; R.J. Burkmar; O.L. Pescott; D.B. Roy; K.J. Walker (eds.). "Aegonychon purpureocaeruleum (L.) Holub". BSBI Online Plant Atlas 2020. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia – Edagricole – 1982, Vol. II, pag. 398
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993

External links

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Media related to Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Buglossoides purpurocaeruleum at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum	Wikidata: Q50827976 Wikispecies: Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum CoL: 64WSG GBIF: 4063960 GRIN: 464999 iNaturalist: 546520 IPNI: 112674-1 NCBI: 203730 NZOR: 0a0c974b-e641-4c7c-9c2d-908b84d849a9 Open Tree of Life: 428886 PFI: 4255 Plant List: kew-2623481 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:112674-1 WFO: wfo-0000521556
Buglossoides purpurocaerulea	Wikidata: Q883046 Wikispecies: Buglossoides purpurocaerulea CoL: NPNY EUNIS: 162486 GBIF: 4062037 GRIN: 407009 iNaturalist: 128565 IPNI: 113731-1 NZOR: 25817847-136f-43f3-b9b7-2130c5e680c4 Observation.org: 104677 PalDat: Buglossoides_purpurocaerulea Plant List: kew-2685804 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:113731-1 RHS: 87773 Tropicos: 4001254 WFO: wfo-0000574442

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