Achlys Dc.

Achlys (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae

Characteristics

Herbs , perennial, deciduous, 2.5-5 dm, glabrous. Rhizomes extensive, branching, producing 1-few foliage leaves or flowering shoots per year. Aerial stems absent. Leaves basal, alternate, 3-foliolate; petiole long, slender. Leaf blade orbiculate in gross outline, 20-40 cm; leaflet blades fan-shaped, entire or lobed, lateral leaflet blades strongly asymmetric, margins entire to coarsely sinuate; venation palmate. Inflorescences terminal, dense scapose-pedunculate spikes of inconspicuous flowers. Flowers 3-merous, white to cream, 6 mm or less; bracteoles absent; sepals absent; petals absent; stamens 8-10(-13); anthers dehiscing by 2 apically hinged flaps; pollen exine striate; ovaries asymmetrically ellipsoid; placentation marginal, placenta developed only near base of ovary. Fruits follicles with transverse dehiscence, purplish red or brown, curved, furrowed. Seeds 1, brown; aril absent. x = 6.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

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Distribution

Achlys world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3932-1
WFO ID wfo-4000000226
COL ID MSJ
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Achlys

Lower taxons

Achlys californica Achlys japonica Achlys triphylla