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Lallemantia iberica

an annual or biennial member of the Lallemantia genus in the family Labiatae.

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Taxonomy and growth

Family
Labiatae
Life cycle
annual, biennial
Height
0.45 m
Fertility
Bees
Flower type
hermaphrodite
Pollinators
Bees

Uses

Edible uses

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Leaves - cooked and used as a potherb[10][14][2][5][6]. Seed - raw or cooked. It is rich in oil[7]. An edible oil is obtained from the seed[7][13][2][5][6].

Plant part
Leaves
Product or use
Oil
Plant part
Seed

Material uses

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The seed contains up to 30% of a drying oil[14]. It is used for lighting, as a varnish, in paints and as a lubricant[10][12][15]. It is a linseed substitute[3]. Linseed oil has a very wide range of applications including use as a wood preservative, an ingredient of oil-based paints, furniture polishes, printer's inks, soap making etc[10][12][9]. It is also used in the manufacture of linoleum[4].

Product or use
Oil

Environment

Range
W. Asia. Naturalized in C. and E. Europe.
Habitat
Roadsides, slopes and fallow fields, also as a weed of cultivation, to 2150 metres in Turkey[16].
Light
full sun
Shade tolerance
no shade
Water
moderate
Hardiness
Zone 7+
Soil textures
sandy, loamy
Soil pH
acid, neutral, alkaline
Drainage
well drained
Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
No
Drought
intolerant

Propagation

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Seed - sow April in situ[1]. Very fast germination[K].

Cultivation

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Requires a light well-drained soil in a sunny position[8]. Prefers a cool situation[1]. Often grown in the ornamental garden[11]. The flowers are very attractive to bees[15].

References

  1. F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951-00-00

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  2. Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00

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  3. Chakravarty. H. L. The Plant Wealth of Iraq.

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  4. Buchanan. R. A Weavers Garden.

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  5. Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169

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  6. Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990-00-00 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9

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  7. Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications 1972-00-00 ISBN 0-486-20459-6

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  8. Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5

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  9. Phillips. R. & Foy. N. Herbs Pan Books Ltd. London. 1990-00-00 ISBN 0-330-30725-8

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  10. Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 1959-00-00

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  11. ? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964-00-00

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  12. Schery. R. W. Plants for Man.

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  13. Mabey. R. Plants with a Purpose. Fontana 1979-00-00 ISBN 0-00-635555-2

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  14. Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202

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  15. Komarov. V. L. Flora of the USSR. Israel Program for Scientific Translation 1968-00-00

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  16. Davis. P. H. Flora of Turkey. Edinburgh University Press 1965-00-00

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