Polygonatum falcatum A.Gray

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Polygonatum

Characteristics

A small plant that keeps growing from year to year. The stems are 1 m long. They have a red tint. The leaves are long and narrow. The flowers are small and are carried singly.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in open forest.
More
Woods in hills and low mountains.
Light 2-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The shoot and root are eaten. Root is steamed and sun-dried nine times. It must be fully grown when processed, otherwise it stings the throat.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves roots shoots
Therapeutic use Nutrient (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 545
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -20
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Polygonatum falcatum unspecified picture

Distribution

Polygonatum falcatum world distribution map, present in Japan and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540122-1
WFO ID wfo-0000716557
COL ID 6W4BJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Polygonatum falcatum Polygonatum umbellatum Polygonatum falcatum f. robustum Polygonatum canaliculatum var. sublanceolatum Polygonatum giganteum var. falcatum Polygonatum falcatum var. tenuiflorum

Lower taxons

Polygonatum falcatum var. falcatum Polygonatum falcatum var. trichosanthum