Aruncus sylvester Kostel. ex Maxim.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Aruncus

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The stems are woody at the base. The stems are dark purple. The leaves have 2 or 3 leaflets along the stalk. The leaflets are narrow and 5-13 cm long by 2-8 cm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.3 - 0.75
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.7
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in mixed forests on mountain slopes between 1,800-3,500 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

Uses dye medicinal ornamental
Edible leaves shoots stems
Therapeutic use Misc. Disease Remedy (leaf), Analgesic (root), Antidiarrheal (root), Diuretic (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Misc. Disease Remedy (root), Venereal Aid (root), Dermatological Aid (root), Cough Medicine (root), Love Medicine (root), Antirheumatic (External) (root), Internal Medicine (root), Kidney Aid (root), Unspecified (root), Febrifuge (root), Tonic (root), Cold Remedy (root), Throat Aid (root), Blood Medicine (root), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Unspecified (unspecified), Antibiotic (unspecified), Cyanogenetic (unspecified), Soap (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Philter (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 29 - 73
Germination temperacture (C°) 4 - 11
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -21
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Aruncus sylvester world distribution map, present in Canada, France, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30021055-2
WFO ID wfo-0001004584
COL ID 5VS79
BDTFX ID 65726
INPN ID 124622
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Synonyms

Aruncus aethusifolius Aruncus kyusianus Aruncus tomentosus Aruncus dioicus f. tomentosus Spiraea aruncus Aruncus sylvester Aruncus asiaticus Aruncus dioicus var. aethusifolius Aruncus dioicus var. tenuifolius Aruncus dioicus var. asiaticus Aruncus dioicus var. vulgaris Aruncus dioicus subsp. vulgaris Astilbe thunbergii var. aethusifolius Aruncus vulgaris var. americanus Aruncus sylvester var. tenuifolius Aruncus sylvester var. tomentosus Aruncus sylvester var. vulgaris

Lower taxons

Aruncus sylvester var. laciniatus