Dipsacus atratus Hook.F. & Thomson ex C.B.Clarke

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Dipsacus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, ca. 1 m tall. Stems branched, ridged, retrorsely spiny, up to 1 cm in diam. Basal leaves and lower cauline leaves wilted at anthesis; upper cauline leaves sessile, 10-15 × 4-5 cm, both surfaces hispid, pinnatisect; terminal segment much larger than lateral ones, elliptic, apex acuminate; lateral segments 2-4-paired; all segments large serrate on margins. Heads globose, 3-3.5 cm at anthesis; peduncles to 40 cm; involucral bracts 5 or 6, ovate-elliptic, undivided, abaxially hirsute; bracts obovate, 9-11 mm; rostrum triangular, ca. 5 mm; base ca. 2 mm wide, spiny-hirsute on 2 lateral sides; involucels ca. 3 mm, glabrous, 4-ribbed and 4-dentate, with 4 minute teeth and 4 obscure ribs between large teeth and ribs. Calyx shallowly cup-shaped, 4-lobed, ca. 1 mm, edges spiny-hirsute. Corolla black-purple, funnelform, ca. 1.1 cm, base narrowly tubular, ca. 3.5 mm. Stamens exserted. Fl. Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Germination duration (days) 4 - 30
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Distribution

Dipsacus atratus world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319241-1
WFO ID wfo-0000650995
COL ID 36Q75
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Synonyms

Virga atrata Dipsacus atratus