L., Fabaceae |
Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Other Latin names: Galega bicolor Boiss. & Hausskn. ex Regel; Galega patula Steven
Common name(s): [more details]
Chinese: shan yang dou |
English: French lilac, Italian fitch, galega, goat's-rue, professor-weed |
French: galega officinal, lilas d'Espagne |
Spanish: galega |
Habit: herb
Description: "Stems rounded, ribbed, ± glabrous. Leaves sparsely hairy; stipules ovate-lanceolate with 1-3 basal lobes; leaflets subsessile, elliptic-ovate to oblong, obtuse or acute, mucronate, in 4-9 ± opposite pairs, (15)-20-50 mm long, pinnately veined. Inflorescence axillary, = or > leaves, with numerous flowers; bracts subtending pedicels lanceolate, c. 5-7 mm long; pedicels 3-6 mm long. Calyx glabrous, or with scattered, short hairs at base of tube and teeth, slightly gibbous at base; calyx teeth ± = or slightly < tube, linear. Corolla white to pale purplish or pinkish blue or deep pink, 10-13 mm long. Pod glabrous, ± cylindric, with thickened parallel veins, 2-8-seeded, 15-40 mm long; seeds smooth, oblong, constricted slightly at the short hilum" (Webb et al., 1988; p. 648).
Habitat/ecology: In New Zealand, "waste places, riverbeds, swampland" (Webb et al., 1988; p. 648). "In Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions: Low altitude, interior valleys; coastal mountains, 500-2000 m; coastal areas, 0-500 m. Somewhat dry areas where the drought may last 3-5 months, precipitations of 400-800 mm. are concentrated in winter. Fully exposed to the sun, level areas or slopes facing north" (Chileflora).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: Europe, Algeria, Morocco, Pakistan, Turkey; cultivated and naturalized elsewhere (GRIN).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) |
introduced
invasive |
Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Danton, Philippe/Perrier, Christophe/Martinez Reyes, Guido (2006) (pp. 484, 530, 554)
Voucher cited: Danton I(5/233)1580. "Presente en el Continente, no vimos más que sólo individuos en el pueblo de San Juan Bautista en RC y un único en AS, en el pueblito de La Colonia. Si esta especie se mulitplica, podria volverse terriblemente invasora, al igual que en el continente". |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más Afuera (Alejandro Selkirk Island) |
introduced
invasive |
Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011) |
Chile (offshore islands)
Juan Fernández Islands |
Isla Más Afuera (Alejandro Selkirk Island) |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Danton, Philippe/Perrier, Christophe/Martinez Reyes, Guido (2006) (pp. 484, 530, 554)
Voucher cited: Danton G(1426)1191. "Presente en el Continente, no vimos más que sólo individuos en el pueblo de San Juan Bautista en RC y un único en AS, en el pueblito de La Colonia. Si esta especie se mulitplica, podria volverse terriblemente invasora, al igual que en el continente". |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
China
China |
China (People's Republic of) |
introduced
|
ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013) |
New Zealand
New Zealand |
New Zealand (country) |
introduced
invasive |
Webb, C. J./Sykes, W. R./Garnock-Jones, P. J. (1988) (p. 648) |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Chile (Republic of) |
introduced
invasive |
Belov, Michail (2013) |
South America (Pacific rim)
South America (Pacific rim) |
Perú (Republic of) |
introduced
|
ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013) |
United States (west coast)
United States (west coast states) |
USA (Washington) |
introduced
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) |
Indian Ocean | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Mauritius
Mautitius Islands (Mauritius and Rodrigues) |
Mauritius Island |
introduced
|
ILDIS Co-ordinating Centre (2013) |
Also reported from | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Canada
Canada |
Canada |
introduced
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)
Ontario |
United States (continental except west coast)
United States (other states) |
United States (other states) |
introduced
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) |
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