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Mandragora autumnalis Bertol.  
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FamilySOLANACEAE
Genus speciesMandragora autumnalis Bertol. 
BibliographyElench. Pl. Hort. Bot. Bon.: 6 (1820)
Native RangeMedit. to w. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionroot carnose, lower leaves broadly ovate-oblong, large, corrugate, sinuate-lobate, subglabrous, flowers solitary, calyx lobes lanceolate, petals oblong
Size5-10cm
Colorgreenish white
Bloomwinter, spring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMandragora foemina Garsault
Mandragora haussknechtii Heldr.
Mandragora hispanica Vierh.
Mandragora hybrida Hausskn. & Heldr.
Mandragora microcarpa Bertol.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia)
3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey)
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