Musineon divaricatum (Pursh) Nutt.

Leafy wildparsley (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Musineon

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a purple taproot. It grows 10-20 cm tall. The stems spread out from the root crown and curve upwards. The flowers are in a flat topped cluster.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.5
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open flats and slopes in plains, valleys and foothills, tolerating alkaline soils.
More
It is a temperate plant. It grows up to 2,000 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

The roots are eaten raw.
Uses -
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

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Distribution

Musineon divaricatum world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30108727-2
WFO ID wfo-0001067682
COL ID 73R2V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Adorium crassifolium Adorium divaricatum Adorium hookeri Adorium lucidum Musenium pedunculatum Musenium angustifolium Marathrum divaricatum Musineon divaricatum Seseli lucidum Seseli divaricatum Musineon angustifolium

Lower taxons

Musineon divaricatum var. hookeri