Plantaginaceae
Sibthorpia

Sibthorpia europaea L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 631 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Azores, W. & S. Europe to Tropical African Mountains. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Scrophulariaceae, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990

Morphology General Habit
Prostrate, creeping herb rooting at nodes, somewhat pilose; stems slender up to 20 cm. long.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves petiolate, 5–15 mm. in diam., subcircular, crenate-dentate, finely to densely pilose above and below; petioles 5–30 mm. long, slender, pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary, pedicels 2–5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 1.5–2 mm. long, shortly 4–5-lobed, 4–5-nerved, pubescent, lobes short, obtuse to subacute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla up to 2 mm. long, usually 5-lobed, yellow to purple, lobes short, obtuse.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens usually four, included.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule to about 1.5 mm. long, obovate, somewhat emarginate, pilose at apex.
[FZ]

Scrophulariaceae, F. N. Hepper. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit
A prostrate herb
Ecology
In moist montane habitats.
[FWTA]

Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008

Type
Lectotype: “Alsine spuria pusilla repens foliis Saxifragae aureae” in Plukenet, Phytographia, t. 7, f. 6, 1691, designated by Hampshire in Jarvis & al. (ed.), Regnum Veg. 127 : 88 (1993)
Morphology General Habit
Prostrate perennial.
Morphology Stem
Stems creeping, often matted, rooting at the nodes, ± pilose
Morphology Leaves
Young distal leaves reniform, ± 5 mm in diameter, very shortly petiolate; older leaves reniform, up to 15 mm long and 20 mm wide, margins crenate-dentate, pilose on both surfaces; petiole ± 2 cm long (up to 7 cm in shaded locations)
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary; pedicels 2–5 mm, much shorter than the petiole
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx ± 2 mm long, usually 5lobed, erect in fruit, pubescent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pale pink or mauve, slightly longer than calyx
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4 or 5, included
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule obovoid, shorter than calyx, pilose at apex
Figures
Fig 28, p 97
Ecology
Damp places in mountains such as shady banks along roads; 2000–3500 m
Conservation
Least Concern (LC); widespread and common
Note
Hedberg (in Bot. Not. 108: 168 (1955)), followed by a number of later authors, indicated 793.1 (LINN) as type but it is not annoted by Linnaeus and is not original material for the name (http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/linnaean-typification/)
Distribution
Range: Cameroon south to Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Mediterranean and western Europe Flora districts: U2 U3 K2 K3 K 4 ; T2 T7
[FTEA]

Uses

Use
None recorded on specimens from our area
[FTEA]

Sources

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    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0