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Lepyrodiclis holosteoides (C.A.Mey.) Fenzl ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

False jagged-ckickweed (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Lepyrodiclis

Characteristics

Stems 40--100 cm tall, longitudinally striate, middle and distal internodes ca. 10 cm, glandular pubescent. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 3--7 cm × 2--5(--10) mm, adaxially pilose, densely so at midvein, base attenuate, margin glandular pubescent, apex acuminate. Panicle of cymes terminal or axillary, spreading; bracts lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, herbaceous. Pedicel 1--2 (--3) cm, slender, densely glandular pubescent. Sepals linear-lanceolate, 4--5 mm, abaxially sparsely glandular pubescent, margin narrowly membranous, apex acute. Petals white, broadly obovate, subequaling or slightly longer than sepals, margin entire. Styles 2. Capsule globose-ovoid, shorter than sepals, 2-valved. Seeds red-brown, compressed ovate. Fl. May--Jul, fr. Jul--Aug. 2n = 34, 68.
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A herb. It grows 40-100 cm tall. There are lines along the stems. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 3-7 cm long by 2-5 mm wide. They are hairy underneath. The flowers are in groups near the top of the plant or in the axils of leaves. The flower petals are white.
Stems 40-100 cm, glabrous or papillate. Leaf blades 1-8 × 0.3-1 cm, margins glandular-dentate. Flowers: sepals 4-5 mm; petals 1-1.5 times as long as sepals. Capsules globose-ovoid, 3 mm, shorter than calyx. Seeds 1.8-2 mm. 2n = 34, 68 (both Asia).
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 1.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Nepal it grows between 3,900-4,100 m above sea level. In China it grows in the Gobi desert between 1,200-4,100 m above sea level. In Sichuan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Distribution

Lepyrodiclis holosteoides world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Georgia, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:154974-1
WFO ID wfo-0001291937
COL ID 6Q236
BDTFX ID 14717
INPN ID 105754
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Synonyms

Lepyrodiclis holosteoides
WorldFloraDB 2024