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Pheasant's Eye |
Adonis microcarpa DC (RANUNCULACEAE)
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| Nomenclature |
Species name: |
Adonis microcarpa DC |
Author(s): |
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle;
Switzerland/France - 1778-1841
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Principal Synonyms: |
Adonis annua ssp. carinata, Adonis dentata, Adonis intermedia |
Common names: |
Pheasant's Eye, Small-fruited Pheasant's Eye, Red Chamomille |
Maltese names: |
Għajn is-Serduq, Għallet is-Serduq |
Plant Family: |
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Status: |
Indigenous. Originating from the Maltese islands |
Remarks: |
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| Specifications & Description |
Life Cycle: | Annual. |
Growth Form: | THEROPHYTE (Annuals) |
Habitat: | Found mainly near fields. Also in soil-rich pockets on wasteground or even garigue. |
Frequency: | Rare |
Localities in Malta: | Location remains undisclosed so as to protect this rare plant which during these last few decades has been continuously decreasing. |
Plant Height: | Up to 10cm. |
| Jan - May |
Protection in Malta: | Protected by law (schedule VIII of legal notice LN311/2006) and cannot be picked or harmed |
Red List 1989: | Not listed in the Flora section of the National Red Data Book (Lanfranco, 1989) |
Poison: | Data not available |
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