Adoxa Moschatellina

Taxonomy:       

Kingdom Plantae Phylum: Tracheophytes Class: Angiosperms Class: Eudicots Order: Dipsacales Family: Adoxaceae Genus: Adoxa Species: A.Moschatellina

             

How to identify it?

Adoxa Moschatellina is a perennial herbaceous plant from the Adoxaceae family that is not seen often. It grows throughout Europe, Asia and North America, and in high altitudes in the mountains in the southern Mediterranean region and is uncommon in Algeria. The plant and its flowers have a musk-like scent, emanating from it in the evening, blooms in April and May. This plant consists of five flowers one flower with four petals facing upward, and four five-petaled flowers facing horizontally with a diameter of about 6 millimeters.

 

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Herbaceous	Perennial	10  to 15 cm	April-May	0 -1500 m

 

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
Yes	Yes	Green	Uncommon	Safe

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber/Targui	English	French	Other Name
El-maskia		Moschatel	Adoxe Musquée	Townhall clock

 

Related species:

     §  Adoxa xizangensis

§  Sinadoxa corydalifolia

§  Adoxa inodora

§  Adoxa tuberosa Gray

§  Adoxa moschata Dulac