Actaea heracleifolia (Kom.) J.Compton

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Actaea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Scrub and grassy slopes from sea level to 1,000 metres. Dry argillaceous, argillaceous-stony slopes, completely open places, or among sparse thickets of Corylus and Lespedeza.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Actaea heracleifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Actaea heracleifolia world distribution map, present in China and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1002904-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519086
COL ID 9S2W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cimicifuga heracleifolia Actaea heracleifolia