WorldFloraDB - Caulophyllum giganteum

Characteristics

Stems 2-7 dm. Leaves: 1st leaf (2-)3-ternate; 2d leaf (1-)2-ternate; leaflets 5-10 × 3-8 cm. Inflorescences with 4-18 flowers. Flowers: bracteoles 2-4 mm; sepals purple, red, brown, yellow, 6-9 × 1-4 mm, laterally revolute; petals 2-3 mm; stamen filaments 1.5-2.5 mm; pistil 3-5 mm; style 1-2 mm. 2 n = 16.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

deciduous

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

0.2 - 0.7

Root system

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Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

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Fruiting months

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Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

Light
Soil humidity
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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
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Germination treatment	-
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Optimum temperature (C°)	-
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Productivity	-

Images

Caulophyllum giganteum unspecified picture

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50363-2
WFO ID	wfo-0000591219
COL ID	RXG3
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Caulophyllum giganteum Caulophyllum thalictroides var. giganteum

WorldFloraDB 2024

Caulophyllum giganteum (Farw.) Loconte & W.H.Blackw.

Giant blue cohosh (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Berberidaceae > Caulophyllum