Peucedanum ostruthium W.D.J.Koch

Masterwort (en), Impératoire ostruthium (fr), Impératoire (fr), Benjoin (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Peucedanum

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 25-70 cm tall. The leaves are twice divided with 3 large leaflets. The flowers are white or pink and in large flat topped groups.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 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

Woodland, damp fields, river banks and mountain meadows.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The leaves are boiled and eaten as a potherb. The roots have been used in the preparation of gin and in cheese. They are also used for tea. The bitter element must be removed before using the starch.
Uses food material medicinal potherb seasoning tea
Edible flowers leaves roots seeds
Therapeutic use Apoplexy (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Dysmenorrhea (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Poison (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Catarrh (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Liqueur (unspecified)
Human toxicity phototoxic (whole)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Peucedanum ostruthium habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Peucedanum ostruthium habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Peucedanum ostruthium habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Peucedanum ostruthium leaf picture by Erik Ketting (cc-by-sa)
Peucedanum ostruthium leaf picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Peucedanum ostruthium leaf picture by Paul Siffert (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Peucedanum ostruthium flower picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Peucedanum ostruthium flower picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Peucedanum ostruthium flower picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Peucedanum ostruthium fruit picture by Vladimír Valach (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Peucedanum ostruthium world distribution map, present in Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:846311-1
WFO ID wfo-0000391825
COL ID 4FFG8
BDTFX ID 48493
INPN ID 112872
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ostruthium officinale Selinum ostruthium Selinum imperatoria Imperatoria major Imperatoria ostruthium Angelica ostruthium Imperatoria aromatica Imperatoria trilobata Imperatoria triternata Imperatoria major Angelica officinalis Peucedanum ostruthium