Actaea simplex Prantl

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Ranunculaceae > Actaea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.25-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.5
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

Mountain meadows and alpine regions all over Japan. Forest margins, scrub, grassy slopes and open lands at elevations of 300-3,200 metres.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal spice
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use Bronchitis (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Throat (unspecified), Uteritis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Actaea simplex unspecified picture

Distribution

Actaea simplex world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:708031-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519124
COL ID 64P7V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Actaea yesoensis Cimicifuga taquetii Cimicifuga ussuriensis Cimicifuga yezoensis Actaea simplex Cimicifuga ramosa Cimicifuga simplex Thalictrodes simplex Cimicifuga foetida f. laciniata Cimicifuga foetida f. purpurea Actaea cimicifuga var. simplex Cimicifuga dahurica var. tschonoskii Cimicifuga foetida var. intermedia Cimicifuga foetida var. simplex Cimicifuga simplex var. ramosa Cimicifuga simplex var. yesoensis Cimicifuga simplex var. intermedia Cimicifuga foetida var. simplex