Moluccella is a genus of annual and short-lived perennial plants native to Central + southwestern Asia and the Mediterranean. They are tall, upright, branched plants to or more with toothed leaves and small white fragrant flowers.
Species
- Moluccella aucheri <small>(Boiss.) Scheen</small> - Iran, Pakistan
- Moluccella bucharica <small>(B.Fedtsch.) Ryding</small> - Tajikistan
- Moluccella fedtschenkoana <small>(Kudr.) Ryding</small> - Tajikistan
- Moluccella laevis <small>L.</small> - Bells of Ireland - Turkmenistan, Iran, Iraq, Caucasus, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey; naturalized in scattered locations in Europe, Africa, and North America
- Moluccella olgae <small>(Regel) Ryding</small> - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
- Moluccella otostegioides <small>Prain</small> - Pakistan
- Moluccella sogdiana <small>(Kudr.) Ryding</small> - Tajikistan
- Moluccella spinosa <small>L.</small> - Mediterranean from Spain + Algeria to Turkey + Palestine
Cultivation
Marginally frost hardy, these plants prefer full sun and moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Propagation is from seed.
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