Asarum pulchellum Hemsl.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Aristolochiaceae > Asarum

Characteristics

Herbs densely covered with long white hairs, hairs turning black when dried. Rhizomes horizontal, 2-7 mm in diam., internodes 3.5-7.5 cm. Leaves paired; petiole 10-20 cm, densely white villous; leaf blade uniformly colored, ovate-cordate or broadly ovate, 5-8 × 5-9.5 cm, both surfaces densely white villous, base cordate, lateral lobes 1-2.5 × 2-3 cm, apex acute or acuminate; cataphylls ovate, 1.5-2 × 1 cm. Peduncle pendent, 1-2.5 cm. Calyx abaxially purple, adaxially white, urceolate-cylindric, 1-2 × 0.8-1.5 cm; sepals free beyond attachment to ovary, abaxially long villous; pseudotube urceolate, 0.8-1.2 × 0.8-1.4 cm; lobes reflexed, triangular, 0.4-0.8 × 0.6-1 cm, apex obtuse or acute. Stamens 9-12; filaments longer than anthers; connectives extended beyond anthers, ligulate. Ovary inferior. Styles connate, apex 6-cleft; stigmas terminal. Fl. Apr-May.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.12 - 0.14
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Mixed forests; at elevations from 700-1,700 metres.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 18
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Asarum pulchellum world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93558-1
WFO ID wfo-0000550942
COL ID H4TN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asarum pulchellum Geotaenium pulchellum Asarum caulescens var. setchuenense