Species name:

Centranthus ruber

Taxonomy

Species

ruber

Nomenclature Melissopalynology

Centranthus

Classifier

(L.) DC.

Distribution

South Europe, Africa, Asia Minor, Australia, New Zealand and America.

Utility

Food medicinal uses and alternative medicine. In ancient, seeds were used for embalming and there were folk customs. Ornamental plant and biodiversity.

Flowering time

V - VIII

Pollen colour

/

Pollen

+

Nectar

+

Pollen characteristic