Dipsacus japonicus Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Dipsacus

Characteristics

A herb. It can complete its life-cycle over 2 years but may live longer. It grows 1.5 m tall. The stems are branched and have ridges along them. There are spines on the ridges. The leaves at the base are in a ring. The leaves on the stem are opposite and 8-25 cm long by 3-10 cm wide. There are spiny hairs underneath. The leaves often have lobes. The flowers are pink, purple or red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Grassy slopes, roadsides; at elevations up to 2,600 metres. Sunny places; at elevations from 300-1,500 metres in central and southern Japan.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows on grassy slopes below 2,00 m above sea level in China.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Abortifacient (unspecified), Ache(Back) (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Cancer(Breast) (unspecified), Hemorrhagia (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Lactogogue (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Tendon (unspecified), Trauma (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Breast (unspecified), Ejaculation (unspecified), Fracture (unspecified), Liver (unspecified), Arthralgia (unspecified), Circulation (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Polyuria (unspecified), Preventitive(Abortifacient) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 4 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Dipsacus japonicus world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319268-1
WFO ID wfo-0000651032
COL ID 36Q82
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Dipsacus gmelinii Dipsacus japonicus