Legousia hybrida
Venus's Looking Glass
Also known as: Campanula spuria Pall. ex Schult. +16 more
- Campanula spuria Pall. ex Schult.
- Legousia balearica Sennen
- Legousia conferta (Moench) Samp.
- Legousia parviflora Gray
- Legousia skvortsovii Proskur.
- Pentagonia hybrida (L.) Kuntze
- Prismatocarpus confertus Moench
- Prismatocarpus hybridus (L.) F.W.Schmidt, 1793
- Prismatocarpus hybridus (L.) L'Hér.
- Specularia calycina Lojac.
- Specularia conferta (Moench) E.H.L.Krause
- Specularia hybrida (L.) A.DC.
- Specularia hybrida L.
- Specularia hybrida var. subfalcata H.Lindb.
- Specularia parviflora (Gray) St.-Lag.
- Specularia parviflora f. balearica Knoche
- Specularia parviflora subsp. balearica (Sennen ex Knoche) Pau
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Campanulaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, Legousia hybrida (commonly known as Venus's looking-glass) is an annual belonging to the Campanulaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Macaronesia, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Czechoslovakia, Great Britain