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Conopodium majus (Gouan) Loret

Pignut (en), Conopode dénudé (fr), Grand Conopode (fr), Grand conopode (fr), Conopode élevé (fr), Noisette de terre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Conopodium

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stem is smooth and slender curving. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are much divided. The flowers are small and white. They are in flat topped groups at the top of the stem. It has a rounded 'nut' or tuberous root under the ground. It can be 2.5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in fields and woodlands. It grows in hardiness zone 6.
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Woods, hedgerows and fields. It is never found on alkaline soils.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The tubers are sliced and lightly fried and added to salads. They can also be boiled or roasted.
Uses food
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Habit

Conopodium majus habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Conopodium majus habit picture by Vittorio (cc-by-sa)
Conopodium majus habit picture by Vinciane Bertrand (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Conopodium majus leaf picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Conopodium majus leaf picture by Maël Aguesse (cc-by-sa)
Conopodium majus leaf picture by Schnittler Martin (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Conopodium majus flower picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Conopodium majus flower picture by Julien MORIN (cc-by-sa)
Conopodium majus flower picture by Uxeli (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Conopodium majus fruit picture by Schnittler Martin (cc-by-sa)
Conopodium majus fruit picture by Hélène (cc-by-sa)
Conopodium majus fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Conopodium majus world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:840717-1
WFO ID wfo-0000619241
COL ID XSFF
BDTFX ID 18669
INPN ID 92242
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Myrrhis pyrenaica Meum carvifolium Myrrhis bunium Myrrhis tenerrima Bunium ammoides Bunium flexuosum Conopodium silaifolium Pimpinella flexuosa Selinum janotta Bulbocastanum majus Bunium denudatum Bunium pilosum Bunium ternatum Carum flexuosum Carum italicum Conopodium daucifolium Conopodium denudatum Conopodium semipubens Myrrhis ammoides Bunium majus Bunium minus Bunium pygmaeum Carum majus Conopodium majus

Lower taxons

Conopodium majus subsp. marizianum
WorldFloraDB 2024