Actaea japonica Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Actaea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Actaea japonica unspecified picture

Distribution

Actaea japonica world distribution map, present in China and Japan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:927381-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519087
COL ID 9S35
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Cimicifuga acerina f. hispidula Actaea acerina Cimicifuga japonica Cimicifuga macrophylla Cimicifuga peltata Actaea japonica Cimicifuga chinensis Cimicifuga acerina Pityrosperma acerinum Cimicifuga japonica f. peltata Actaea japonica var. acutiloba Cimicifuga acerina var. intermedia Cimicifuga acerina var. peltata Cimicifuga japonica var. acutiloba Cimicifuga japonica var. macrophylla Cimicifuga japonica var. peltata Thalictrodes japonica