| Taxon | Moluccella |
|---|---|
| Authority | L. |
| Synonyms |
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Moluccella is a genus of annual and short-lived perennial plants native to Central + southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean.[1] They are tall, upright, branched plants to 1 metre (3.3 ft) or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.[2][3]
- Species[1]
- Moluccella aucheri (Boiss.) Scheen - Iran, Pakistan
- Moluccella bucharica (B.Fedtsch.) Ryding - Tajikistan
- Moluccella fedtschenkoana (Kudr.) Ryding - Tajikistan
- Moluccella laevis L. - Bells of Ireland - Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Caucasus, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey; naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, Africa, and North America
- Moluccella olgae (Regel) Ryding - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
- Moluccella otostegioides Prain - Pakistan
- Moluccella sogdiana (Kudr.) Ryding - Tajikistan
- Moluccella spinosa L. - Mediterranean from Spain + Algeria to Turkey + Palestine
Cultivation
Marginally frost hardy, these plants prefer full sun and moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Propagation is from seed.
References
- ^ "Moluccella L.". urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21047-1.
- ^ Castroviejo, S. (ed.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12. Madrid: Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC.
- ^ Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). "Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord" (in French). Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève. 4: 1-431.