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Bupleurum subovatum Link ex Spreng.

Buplèvre à ombelles réduites (fr), Buplèvre presque ovale (fr), Buplèvre ovale (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Bupleurum

Characteristics

Erect annual herb. Stems solid, striate, smooth, up to 75 cm high. Lvs ovate, entire, shortly mucronate, usually perfoliate; upper stem lvs broader; veins numerous, radiating and anastomosing toward margin. Umbels 3-5 cm diam.; rays (1)-2-3-(4), ± equal; bracts 0-1, similar to reduced lvs; bracteoles 3-6, suborbicular, mucronate, overlapping, many-veined. Fls (10)-13-20-(22), yellow, c. 2 mm diam. Fr. ovoid-oblong, brown, conspicuously papillose, 3-5 mm long; ribs slender.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.5
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Flower color
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OctNovDec
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Astringents (flower), General tonic for rejuvenation (flower), Wound healing (flower), Analgesics (leaf), Astringents (leaf), General tonic for rejuvenation (leaf), Wound healing (leaf), Rupture (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 7 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Images

Leaf

Bupleurum subovatum leaf picture by Julie - Anne (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bupleurum subovatum flower picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Bupleurum subovatum flower picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Bupleurum subovatum fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bupleurum subovatum world distribution map, present in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, North Macedonia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, and Turkey

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:839420-1
WFO ID wfo-0000575854
COL ID NVWX
BDTFX ID 11648
INPN ID 87102
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Bupleurum aegyptiacum Bupleurum intermedium Bupleurum minus Tenoria protracta Trachypleurum subovatum Perfoliata protracta Selinum protractum Bupleurum granulatum Bupleurum panacifolium Bupleurum protractum Bupleurum rotundifolium Bupleurum savignonii Bupleurum intermedium var. acuminatum Bupleurum intermedium var. bicknellii Bupleurum intermedium var. genuinum Bupleurum lancifolium subsp. subovatum Bupleurum perfoliatum var. longifolium Bupleurum rotundifolium var. intermedium Bupleurum rotundifolium subsp. intermedium Bupleurum rotundifolium var. subovatum Bupleurum rotundifolium var. minus Bupleurum rotundifolium var. protractum Bupleurum subovatum f. acuminatum Bupleurum subovatum f. bicknellii Bupleurum subovatum
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