| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Daphne mezereum L. |
| Synonyms | Daphne albiflora J.P.Wolff |
| Daphne florida Salisb. | |
| Daphne lateriflora St.-Lag. | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves alternate, crowded at apex of branchlets, 3-8cm, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, sparsely ciliate, adaxially green, flowers fragrant, 3-5, axillary |
| Size | 50-150cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Finland , Great Britain , Norway , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Netherlands , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Central European Russia , East European Russia , North European Russia , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | THYMELAEACEAE
mezereum rechingeri (Wendelbo) Halda, Gen. Daphne 9 (2001)
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