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Jasione montana

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID64402a9284888286751366
Scientific name Jasione montana
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 928 (1753)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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  • Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
  • Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
  • Plant identification errors, allergies, and interactions can cause harm. Consult qualified professionals for health questions.
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Traditional ethnobotanical records across Europe describe Jasione montana being prepared as infusions and decoctions. In the British Isles, dried aerial parts were steeped to make a diuretic tea (Grieve, 1931). In the Alpine valleys of Switzerland and northern Italy, herbalists made a decoction of the whole herb to ease urinary complaints (Pieroni & Vanderbroeck, 2012). In the Czech Republic, villagers prepared a simple infusion of the leaves for cough relief (Kovář & Svoboda, 2008). Further south, in Portugal’s Alentejo region, a mild tea of fresh leaves was taken to calm sore throats (Ramos et al., 2003). In all these reports, only the aerial parts (leaves, stems, and flower heads) were used, and the preparations were taken orally as teas or decoctions, sometimes combined with honey for flavor.

One easy way to prepare a mild tea is to use the dried aerial parts. Measure 1 g (roughly a teaspoon) of the herb and add it to 250 ml of freshly boiled water. Cover and let it steep for 10–15 minutes, then strain. The tea can be consumed warm, 1–2 cups daily, with a teaspoon of honey if desired. As a safety note, the plant has diuretic properties and should not be taken in large amounts by pregnant women or individuals with severe kidney disease, and it may potentiate the effects of pharmaceutical diuretics.

Scientific analyses of Jasione montana have identified several groups of compounds that plausibly underlie its traditional actions. The plant is rich in flavonoids such as quercetin, luteolin and kaempferol (Kováčová et al., 2014), and in phenolic acids like caffeic and p‑coumaric acid (Nikolić et al., 2015). It also contains iridoid glycosides, notably aucubin and loganic acid (Nikolić et al., 2015), which have documented diuretic and anti‑inflammatory activity. Essential‑oil studies reveal monoterpenes including α‑pinene and β‑pinene (Gavrilov et al., 2012), supporting the plant’s modest expectorant reputation.

Recent pharmacological work confirms that the aqueous extract of Jasione montana displays diuretic and antioxidant effects in animal models, prompting renewed interest in its use as a functional herbal tea (M. Kováčová et al., 2018). While commercial production remains modest, the herb is occasionally marketed by niche wild‑herb suppliers and is cultivated as an ornamental rock‑garden plant, keeping the traditional knowledge alive in both herbal practice and horticultural circles.

General Uses Top

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Common products:
Living plant materials sold for horticultural use (ornamental annual/biennial).

Scientific and model use:
Used in comparative life‑history and breeding‑system studies that leverage its small size, annual to biennial habit, and flush flowering to examine resource allocation, fecundity, and phenology. Employed in island biology and population ecology research to investigate colonization dynamics, local adaptation, and genetic structure, with some studies (e.g., on Madeira and the Canary Islands) focusing on insular populations of J. montana. Cited in systematic and phylogenetic studies of Campanulaceae to resolve morphology‑based taxonomy and to inform historical biogeography. Data are accessible via international biodiversity networks (GBIF) and herbarium networks (Kew’s Plants of the World Online; JSTOR), supporting specimen identification and distribution analyses. Standard herbarium curation and morphological description protocols apply.

Properties relevant to use:
Non‑woody herbaceous habit with numerous small flowers suited to controlled greenhouse and field studies. Species delimitation and variation patterns are supported by morphological and genetic data in published treatments.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Jasione mediterranea Rouy Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 10: 92. 1908 [Feb 1908]
Jasione vulgaris Gaterau Descr. Pl. Montauban : 153 (1789)
Ovilla globulariifolia Bubani Fl. Pyren. (Bubani) 2: 20. 1899 [Dec 1899]
Phyteuma montanum C.Spreng. Entd. Geheimn. Nat. : 115 (1793)
Jasione montana var. prolifera DC. Fl. Franç. éd. 3, 3: 717. 1805
Jasione montana var. major Mert. & W.D.J.Koch Deutschl. Fl. ed. 3, 2: 147. 1826
Jasione montana var. litoralis Fr. Nov. Fl. Suec. Alt. 269 1828
Jasione montana var. laevis Duby Bot. Gall. 1: 311. 1828
Jasione montana var. hirsuta Duby Bot. Gall. 1: 311. 1828
Jasione montana var. lusitanica (A.DC.) Schmeja Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 48(2): 33. 1931
Jasione montana var. glabra Peterm. Fl. Lips. Excurs. 168 1838
Jasione montana var. tenella Peterm. Fl. Lips. Excurs. 168. 1838
Jasione montana var. stolonifera A.DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7: 415. 1839
Jasione montana subsp. stolonifera (A.DC.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. 450. 1882 (1882)
Jasione montana var. nana Boreau Fl. Centre France 2: 286. 1840
Jasione perennis var. carionii Boreau Fl. Centre France 2: 286. 1840
Jasione montana var. carionii (Boreau) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 486 1879
Jasione montana var. littoralis Boiss. Voy. Bot. Espagne 1: 396. 1841
Jasione corymbosa var. littoralis Pau Mem. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 208 1924
Jasione montana var. bracteosa Willk. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 5: 863. 1847
Jasione corymbosa subsp. blepharodon (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt. Fl. Algérie Dicot.: 571. 1889 (1889)
Jasione montana subsp. echinata (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 486. 1879 (1879)
Jasione montana var. echinata (Boiss. & Reut.) Willk. Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 2: 282. 1868
Jasione montana f. echinata (Boiss. & Reut.) Schmeja Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 48(2): 33 1931
Jasione montana var. nana Gren. & Godr. Fl. France 2: 399. 1853
Jasione montana var. gracilis Lange Vidensk. Meddel. Dansk Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1861: 105 1861
Jasione montana var. gracilis Timb.-Lagr. Bull. Soc. Sci. Phys. Nat. Toulouse 3: 419 1875
Jasione montana var. timbalii Rouy Fl. France 10: 91 1908
Jasione montana subsp. depressa Huet de Pav. ex Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. 450 1882
Jasione montana f. depressa (Huet de Pav. ex Arcang.) Schmeja Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 48(2): 34 1931
Jasione montana var. hispida Beck Fl. Nieder-Osterreich 1110. 1893
Jasione montana var. aetnensis Lojac. Fl. Sicul. 2(1): 229. 1903
Jasione montana var. boreaui Rouy Fl. France 10: 91. 1908
Jasione montana var. latifolia Pugsley J. Bot. 59: 215. 1921
Jasione montana var. megaphylla C.Vicioso Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 6: 79. 1946
Jasione montana f. rossularis Schmeja Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 48(2): 33 1931
Jasione montana var. glaberrima Merino Brotéria, Sér. Bot. 12: 114. 1914
Jasione montana var. umbellata Lapeyr. Hist. Pl. Pyrenées 102. 1813

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English sheep's bit scabious
English sheepbit
Spanish flor de maria azul
Spanish flor de maría azul
Spanish diente de oveja
Spanish botón azul
Spanish boton azul
Spanish te de monte
Spanish bolra azul
Belarusian букашнік горны
Belarusian паўночнік
Belarusian обмарак
Belarusian начнічнік
Belarusian начніца
Belarusian начаквет
Belarusian лясная скабіоза
Belarusian начнік
Bulgarian планинско вятърче
Czech pavinec horský
Welsh clefryn
Danish almindelig blåmunke
German berg-jasione
German bergnelke
German berg-sandglöckchen
German schafskabiose
German schaf-skabiose
German sandknöpfchen
German bergsandglöckchen
Estonian harilik sininukk
Finnish vuorimunkki
frr sunknoop
Irish duán na gcaorach
Manx bossan gorrym
Cornish botonyow glas
Lithuanian kalninė austėja
Norwegian Bokmål blåmunke
Dutch zandblauwtje
Polish jasieniec piaskowy
Russian Букашник горный
Slovak pávinec horský
Swedish blåmunkar
Swedish monke
Turkish kumçanı
Ukrainian Головайчик
Ukrainian Агалик-трава гірська
Ukrainian Польова волотка
Ukrainian Комашник гірський
Chinese 伤愈草
Chinese 菊头桔梗

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name Authority First published in
Jasione montana subsp. cornuta (Ball) Greuter & Burdet Willdenowia 11: 40 (1981)
Jasione montana subsp. montana Unknown
Jasione montana subsp. paivae Horjales & Rubido Nova Acta Ci. Compostelana, Biol. 19: 25 (2011)

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment.

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
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- Native
  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Azores
      • Madeira
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • Krym
      • North European Russia
      • Northwest European Russia
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Poland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Great Britain
      • Ireland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Italy
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Massachusetts
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Pennsylvania
      • Rhode Island
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • North Carolina

Links to other databases Top

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000813712
Canadensys 4181
USDA Plants JAMO
Tropicos 5501660
INPN 104022
Flora of Italy 5384
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:142679-1
The Plant List kew-351797
Open Tree Of Life 117707
NCBI Taxonomy 239452
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000004297
Nature Serve 2.140318
IPNI 142679-1
iNaturalist 55022
GBIF 3165773
Freebase /m/0gsv8r
EPPO IAIMO
EOL 577729
Elurikkus 5272
USDA GRIN 468855
Wikipedia Jasione_montana
CMAUP NPO12159
GBIF 8366345

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_964059625.1 daJasMont1.hap1.1 Chromosome WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE 2024-06-06 30 1.19 Gb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
The genome sequence of Jasione montana L., 1753 (Asterales: Campanulaceae). Christenhusz MJM, Leitch IJ, Fay MF Wellcome Open Res 13-Jun-2026
PMCID:PMC13329359
doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.26778.1
PMID:42403948
Overview of Ethnobotanical–Pharmacological Studies Carried Out on Medicinal Plants from the Serra da Estrela Natural Park: Focus on Their Antidiabetic Potential Lahlou RA, Carvalho F, Pereira MJ, Lopes J, Silva LR Pharmaceutics 25-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11054966
doi:10.3390/pharmaceutics16040454
PMID:38675115
The Orophilous Shrubby Vegetation of the Juniperetalia hemisphaericae Order in Sicily: A Refuge Habitat for Many Endemic Vascular Species Sciandrello S, Giusso del Galdo G Plants (Basel) 31-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10857485
doi:10.3390/plants13030423
PMID:38337957
Using Analytic Hierarchy Process to Assess Beekeeping Suitability in Portuguese Controlled Areas: A First Approach Roque N, Fernandez P, Silveira C, Vilas-Boas M, Anjos O Insects 29-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10888816
doi:10.3390/insects15020091
PMID:38392511
Nomenclature and Typification of the Jasione L. (Campanulaceae) Groups from the Eastern Mediterranean Basin Serrano M, Dimitrova L, Ortiz S Plants (Basel) 22-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10780337
doi:10.3390/plants13010050
PMID:38202359
Species Delimitation in a Polyploid Group of Iberian Jasione (Campanulaceae) Unveils Coherence between Cryptic Speciation and Biogeographical Regionalization Serrano M, Ortiz S Plants (Basel) 15-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10747609
doi:10.3390/plants12244176
PMID:38140501
Core Endophytic Bacteria and Their Roles in the Coralloid Roots of Cultivated Cycas revoluta (Cycadaceae) Liu J, Xu H, Wang Z, Liu J, Gong X Microorganisms 21-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10537169
doi:10.3390/microorganisms11092364
PMID:37764208
From Plants to Wound Dressing and Transdermal Delivery of Bioactive Compounds Isopencu GO, Covaliu-Mierlă CI, Deleanu IM Plants (Basel) 16-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10386126
doi:10.3390/plants12142661
PMID:37514275
Choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvent as an inhibitor of metalloproteases (collagenase and elastase) in cosmetic formulation Buarque FS, Monteiro e Silva SA, Ribeiro BD 3 Biotech 30-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10229499
doi:10.1007/s13205-023-03602-2
PMID:37265540
Does Reproductive Success in Natural and Anthropogenic Populations of Generalist Epipactis helleborine Depend on Flower Morphology and Nectar Composition? Brzosko E, Bajguz A, Burzyńska J, Chmur M Int J Mol Sci 21-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC10001846
doi:10.3390/ijms24054276
PMID:36901705
Long-Term Vegetation Changes and Socioeconomic Effects of River Engineering in Industrialized Areas (Southern Poland) Rahmonov O, Dragan W, Cabała J, Krzysztofik R Int J Environ Res Public Health 27-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9915360
doi:10.3390/ijerph20032255
PMID:36767623
Evaluation of Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity of Mono- and Polyfloral Moroccan Bee Pollen by Characterizing Phenolic and Volatile Compounds Aylanc V, Larbi S, Calhelha R, Barros L, Rezouga F, Rodríguez-Flores MS, Seijo MC, El Ghouizi A, Lyoussi B, Falcão SI, Vilas-Boas M Molecules 13-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9866838
doi:10.3390/molecules28020835
PMID:36677892
Glycerol and Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents Extraction for Preparation of Luteolin-Rich Jasione montana Extracts with Cosmeceutical Activity Juszczak AM, Marijan M, Jakupović L, Tomczykowa M, Tomczyk M, Zovko Končić M Metabolites 24-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9861245
doi:10.3390/metabo13010032
PMID:36676957
Scrub encroachment promotes biodiversity in temperate European wetlands under eutrophic conditions Brunbjerg AK, Fløjgaard C, Frøslev TG, Andersen DK, Bruun HH, Dalby L, Goldberg I, Lehmann LJ, Moeslund JE, Ejrnæs R Ecol Evol 01-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9627074
doi:10.1002/ece3.9445
PMID:36340817
Biodiversity in Urban Areas: The Extraordinary Case of Appia Antica Regional Park (Rome, Italy) Iamonico D Plants (Basel) 15-Aug-2022
PMCID:PMC9414419
doi:10.3390/plants11162122
PMID:36015425

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives / Gallic acid and derivatives
Syringic Acid 10742 Click to see 198.17 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives / M-methoxybenzoic acids and derivatives
Vanillic Acid 8468 Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C(=O)O)O 168.15 unknown via CMAUP database
> Benzenoids / Phenols / Methoxyphenols
Syringaldehyde 8655 Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C=O 182.17 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Furanoid lignans
Syringaresinol, (+)- 443023 Click to see 418.40 unknown via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-beta-Sitosterol 222284 Click to see 414.70 unknown via CMAUP database
6beta-Hydroxystigmast-4-en-3-one 9823926 Click to see 428.70 unknown via CMAUP database
Stigmast-4-en-3-one 5484202 Click to see CCC(CCC(C)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C)C)C(C)C 412.70 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Azolidines / Imidazolidines / Hydantoins
(5E)-5-[[(3R,4S)-4-ethyl-5-oxooxolan-3-yl]methylidene]-1-methylimidazolidine-2,4-dione 11499651 Click to see CCC1C(COC1=O)C=C2C(=O)NC(=O)N2C 238.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Furanoquinolines
Dictamnine 68085 Click to see 199.20 unknown via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Quinolones and derivatives / Hydroquinolones
4-methoxy-N-methyl-2-quinolone 182073 Click to see 189.21 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Furanocoumarins / Angular furanocoumarins
(8S)-5-hydroxy-8-prop-1-en-2-yl-8,9-dihydrofuro[2,3-h]chromen-2-one 44310181 Click to see 244.24 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
3-(1,1-Dimethylallyl)scopoletin 5377569 Click to see 260.28 unknown via CMAUP database
Scopoletin 5280460 Click to see 192.17 unknown via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones
Luteolin 5280445 Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O 286.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00564458

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