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Cnidium monnieri Cusson

Monnier's snowparsley (en), Cnide (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Cnidium

Characteristics

Plants annual, 10–60(–80) cm. Taproot 2–3 mm thick. Stem solitary, striate, scabrous. Lower petioles 3–8 cm; blade ovate-lanceolate, 3–8 × 2–5 cm, 2–3-pinnate; ultimate segments linear to linear-lanceolate, 3–10 × 1–1.5 mm, veins and margins scabrous. Umbels 2–3(–5) cm across; bracts 6–10, linear to linear-lanceolate, 2–3 mm, persistent, margins narrowly white membranous, very finely ciliate; rays 8–20(–30), 5–20 mm, unequal; bracteoles 5–9, linear, nearly equal pedicels, margins ciliate; umbellules 15–20-flowered; pedicels 3–5 mm. Calyx teeth obsolete or minute. Stylopodium conic; styles 3–4 times longer than stylopodium. Fruit ovoid, 1.5–3 × 1–2 mm; lateral ribs slightly broader than the dorsal. Seed face plane. Fl. Apr–Jul, fr. Jul–Oct.
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A herb. It grows each year from seed. It grows 10-60 cm tall. It has a thin taproot. There is one stem. The lower leaf stalks are 3-8 cm long. The leaves are oval and 3-8 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. There are leaflets along the stalk. These can be divided. The flowers are in groups 2-3 cm across. The fruit are oval and 2-3 mm long by 1-2 mm wide.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.6
Root system tap-root
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Flower color
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JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Field edges and the sides of ditches in China. Riparian meadows and field margins in most of China. Damp inundated or solonetzic meadows, shores of lakes and rivers, weeds of fields.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows on the edge of fields and in grassland.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The shoots and leaves are eaten. It is occasionally used as a flavouring or spice.
Uses fodder medicinal spice
Edible fruits leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Anthelmintics (fruit), Antifungal agents (fruit), Antipruritics (fruit), Antiviral agents (fruit), Astringents (fruit), Eczema (fruit), Hypnotics and sedatives (fruit), Insecticides (fruit), Leukorrhea (fruit), Pruritus vulvae (fruit), Trichomonas infections (fruit), Uterine cervical erosion (fruit), Intestinal diseases, parasitic (leaf), Antirheumatic agents (seed), Asthma (seed), Kidney diseases (seed), Stomach diseases (seed), Anus (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Discutient (unspecified), Eczema (unspecified), Fistula (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Leucorrhea (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Prolapse (unspecified), Rectum (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Scabies (unspecified), Scrotum (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Trichomoniasis (unspecified), Uteritis (unspecified), Vaginitis (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Renitis (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Tumor(Uterus) (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Antirheumatic agents (unspecified), Genital diseases, female (unspecified), Kidney diseases (unspecified), Osteoporosis (unspecified), Condiments (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
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Distribution

Cnidium monnieri world distribution map, present in China and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:840463-1
WFO ID wfo-0000612807
COL ID 5ZGHB
BDTFX ID 101936
INPN ID 84963
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ligusticum minus Selinum densiflorum Ligusticopsis mongolica Athamanta crithmoides Athamanta pyrenaica Cicuta monnieri Selinum monnieri Cnidium confertum Cnidium mongolicum Cnidium monnieri Cicuta sinensis Cnidium microcarpum Ligusticum mongolicum Athamanta daucifolia Ligusticum monnieri Pinasgelon monnieri Athamanta daucifolia Cnidium microcarpum Seseli daucifolium Cnidium monnieri var. monnieri

Lower taxons

Cnidium monnieri var. formosanum
WorldFloraDB 2024