Globularia alypum

Globularia alypum
Close-up of flower
A white-flowered individual
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Globularia
Species:	G. alypum
Binomial name
Globularia alypum L.
Synonyms [1]
Alypum monspeliensiumFourr. Alypum salicifoliumFisch. Globularia alypaSt.-Lag. Globularia alypum var. pycnanthaSennen & Pau Globularia turbithWillk. Globularia virgataSalisb.

Globularia alypum, the Alypo globe daisy or shrubby globularia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, with a Mediterranean distribution. ^{[1] [2]} A shrub that is often co-dominant in the calcareous shrublands in which it occurs, it is a purgative. ^{[3] [4]}

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  Botanical illustration
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  Habit
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  Spent flower

References

1. "Globularia alypum L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 1 May 2023.
2. "Globularia alypum L." plantnet.org. Pl@ntNet. 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
3. Llorens, L.; Peñuelas, J.; Estiarte, M.; Bruna, P. (2004). "Contrasting Growth Changes in Two Dominant Species of a Mediterranean Shrubland Submitted to Experimental Drought and Warming". Annals of Botany. 94 (6): 843–853. doi:10.1093/aob/mch211. PMC   4242278 . PMID   15466877.
4. Hajji, Najla; Wannes, Dalanda; Jabri, Mohamed-Amine; Rtibi, Kais; Tounsi, Haifa; Abdellaoui, Afifa; Sebai, Hichem (2020). "Purgative/Laxative actions of Globularia alypum aqueous extract on gastrointestinal-physiological function and against loperamide-induced constipation coupled to oxidative stress and inflammation in rats". Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 32 (8) e13858. doi:10.1111/nmo.13858. PMID   32337785. S2CID   216556560.