Peucedanum officinale L.

Hog's-fennel (en), Peucédan officinal (fr), Fenouil de porc (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Peucedanum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Banks near the sea and in grassland. Salt marshes.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses gum medicinal oil
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Catarrh (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Scurvy (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Snake bites (unspecified)
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

Habit

Peucedanum officinale habit picture by Tirado Miguel (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Peucedanum officinale leaf picture by Blog Surya (cc-by-sa)
Peucedanum officinale leaf picture by Tirado Miguel (cc-by-sa)
Peucedanum officinale leaf picture by Gabriele Dreßen (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Peucedanum officinale flower picture by Athos Zanarini (cc-by-sa)
Peucedanum officinale flower picture by Monique RAUGI (cc-by-sa)
Peucedanum officinale flower picture by Tirado Miguel (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Peucedanum officinale fruit picture by August Astl (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Peucedanum officinale world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:846292-1
WFO ID wfo-0000391810
COL ID 4FFFR
BDTFX ID 48484
INPN ID 112868
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Selinum peucedanum Peucedanum italicum Peucedanum narbonense Selinum officinale Peucedanum officinale

Lower taxons

Peucedanum officinale subsp. stenocarpum Peucedanum officinale subsp. brachyradium