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Internal ID UUID643ff6c03b938652388601
Scientific name Omphalodes cappadocica
Authority DC.
First published in Prodr. 10: 161 (1846)

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Omphalodes cappadocica, also known as the Cappadocian navelwort, is a flowering plant native to Turkey. It is a perennial plant that grows up to 25 cm tall and 40 cm wide, with oval pointed leaves and bright blue flowers with white eyes. This plant is commonly used as groundcover in moist, shady areas such as woodlands. It has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The name Omphalodes comes from the Greek word for 'navel-like', referring to the shape of its fruit. Cappadocica refers to its origin in Cappadocia, Asia Minor (Turkey).

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Omphalodes wittmanniana Steven Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 24(I): 607 (1851)
Omphalodes cornifolia Lehm. Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 8: 97 (1814)
Omphalodes caucasica Brand Pflanzenr. , IV, 252(78): 109 (1921)
Picotia cappadocica Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 4: 85 (1819)
Cynoglossum cappadocicum Willd. Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 1: 767 (1798)

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Language Common/alternative name
Arabic أمفلود كبدوس
Russian Пупочник каппадокийский

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

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  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • Western Asia
      • Turkey

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000384953
Tropicos 4002433
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:119436-1
Missouri Botanical Garden 278017
Open Tree Of Life 803479
Observations.org 120044
NCBI Taxonomy 1037336
IPNI 119436-1
iNaturalist 155042
GBIF 4060050
Freebase /m/0py2lqp
EPPO OMPCA
Elurikkus 458805
USDA GRIN 435070
Wikipedia Omphalodes_cappadocica

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