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Pimpinella saxifraga L.

Solidstem burnet saxifrage (en), Petit boucage (fr), Persil de Bouc (fr), Boucage saxifrage (fr), Petite pimpinelle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Pimpinella

Characteristics

Perennial, 3–6 dm, the stem pithy; lower lvs once pinnate, the lfls varying from ovate or subrotund and merely serrate to pinnately deeply dissected; upper lvs much reduced, sometimes consisting only of the sheath; fls white; fr glabrous, ovoid, 2–2.5 mm, obscurely ribbed, each mericarp nearly semicircular in cross-section; 2n=40. Native of Eurasia, escaped or adventive in waste places; Nf. to DC., inland to Wis. and Ind. July–Sept.
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A herb. The stems are solid and hairy with shallow ridges. The leaves near the base have 3-9 leaflets. They have teeth along the edge. The leaves on the stem are smaller and have irregular teeth and a swollen base. The flowers are white. The seeds are very small and have faint ridges along them.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 0.78 - 0.95
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Fields and hedgerows in dry ground, especially on calcareous soils.
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It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zone 5.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-6

Usage

The young leaves and shoots are eaten in salads of added to cooling drinks. The shoots and flower heads have been used to flavour beer, ale and wine. The seeds are coated with sugar and eaten. An essential oil from the roots is used for flavouring candies. The root and young shoots are cooked as a vegetable.
Uses environmental use essential oil material medicinal
Edible flowers leaves roots seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Appetite stimulants (root), Cholagogues and choleretics (root), Diarrhea (root), Diuretics (root), Expectorants (root), Flatulence (root), Menstruation-inducing agents (root), General tonic for rejuvenation (root), Urinary bladder calculi (root), Antiphlogistic (unspecified), Apertif (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Digestive (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Epistaxis (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Lactogogue (unspecified), Nervine (unspecified), Spice (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Tumor(Glands) (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Appetite stimulants (whole plant), Digestive system diseases (whole plant), Flatulence (whole plant)
Human toxicity phototoxic (root)
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Pimpinella saxifraga habit picture by dinkel benjamin (cc-by-sa)
Pimpinella saxifraga habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Pimpinella saxifraga habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Pimpinella saxifraga leaf picture by jaime p mon (cc-by-sa)
Pimpinella saxifraga leaf picture by gregory jäggli (cc-by-sa)
Pimpinella saxifraga leaf picture by jaime p mon (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Pimpinella saxifraga flower picture by Jacques BARROIS (cc-by-sa)
Pimpinella saxifraga flower picture by Martine Baume (cc-by-sa)
Pimpinella saxifraga flower picture by Tomaž Jančar (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Pimpinella saxifraga fruit picture by Radoslav Marinkovic (cc-by-sa)
Pimpinella saxifraga fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Pimpinella saxifraga fruit picture by Uta Groger (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pimpinella saxifraga world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:847025-1
WFO ID wfo-0000391166
COL ID 4HX85
BDTFX ID 49510
INPN ID 113596
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pimpinella calvertii Pimpinella pratensis Pimpinella poteriifolia Pimpinella rotunda Pimpinella lucida Selinum pimpinella Pimpinella rotundifolia Carum alpinum Tragoselinum saxifragum Pimpinella alpestris Pimpinella asopii Pimpinella acaulis Pimpinella crispa Pimpinella dissecta Pimpinella saxifraga Pimpinella triloba Pimpinella genevensis Pimpinella hircina Tragoselinum hircinum Tragoselinum minus Pimpinella laconica Apium laconicum Apium tragoselinum Carum nigrum Carum saxifraga Pimpinella rupestris Pimpinella ovata Apium saxifragum Pimpinella saxifraga var. nana Pimpinella saxifraga var. alpestris Pimpinella saxifraga f. nana

Lower taxons

Pimpinella saxifraga subsp. nigra
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