Eleutherococcus spinosus (L.F.) S.Y.Hu

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Araliaceae > Eleutherococcus

Characteristics

A shrub. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. There are 5-7 leaflets. They have short stalks and are broadly oval and wedge shaped.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.25 - 2.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
More
Not known
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

The very young leaves are served as a spring vegetable in Japan.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Eleutherococcus spinosus unspecified picture

Distribution

Eleutherococcus spinosus world distribution map, present in Japan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:90439-1
WFO ID wfo-0000948136
COL ID 398Y2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Aralia pentaphylla Acanthopanax spinosus Eleutherococcus spinosus f. espinosus Eleutherococcus spinosus f. inermis Panax spinosus Acanthopanax pentaphyllus Panax spinosum Acanthopanax spinosus var. inermis Acanthopanax spinosus f. espinosus Eleutherococcus spinosus