Osmorhiza aristata (Thunb.) Makino & Y.Yabe

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Osmorhiza

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 25-70 cm tall. It has a taproot that has a smell. The stems are green and can have a purple tinge. The leaves are 29 cm long by 25 cm wide and divided into leaflets.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Woods in hills and low mountains all over Japan. Forests on mountain slopes or stream banks in grassy places at elevations of 250-1120 metres in many areas of China.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests, grasslands and along stream banks between 200-3,500 m above sea level.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The roots are peeled, washed and eaten raw. The young leaf stalks are eaten boiled or put into soups. The young plant is also cooked and eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves 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

Osmorhiza aristata unspecified picture

Distribution

Osmorhiza aristata world distribution map, present in Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:845535-1
WFO ID wfo-0001067746
COL ID 75B6N
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Osmorhiza aristata Osmorhiza laxa

Lower taxons

Osmorhiza aristata var. aristata