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Polygonatum humile Fisch. ex Maxim.

Dwarf solomon's seal (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Polygonatum

Characteristics

Rhizome terete, (2--)3--5 mm thick, slender. Stem erect, (8--)25--50 cm, glabrous. Leaves 7--9(--11), alternate; petiole very short; leaf blade oblong to ovate-elliptic, (4--)5.5--8.5 × 1.5--4 cm, abaxially hispidulous, base obtuse, apex acuminate and obtuse tipped. Inflorescences usually 1-flowered; bracts absent. Flowers pendulous; pedicel 0.8--1.3 cm. Perianth white, tinged with green at apex, cylindric, 1.5--1.7 cm; lobes ca. 2 mm. Filaments slightly compressed, ca. 3 mm, densely verruculose; anthers ca. 3 mm. Ovary ca. 4 mm. Style 1.1--1.3 cm. Berries blue-black, ca. 1 cm in diam., 5-or 6-seeded. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Aug--Sep. 2 n = 20*, (22, 30, 31).
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A herb. It grows 15 cm tall. It has rhizomes or underground stems. They are 3-5 mm thick. The stem is erect. There are 7-9 leaves which are alternate. The leaf stalk is very short. The leaf blade is oval or oblong and 5.5-8.5 cm long by 1.5-4 cm wide. It tapers to the tip. The flowering stalk usually has one flower. The flowers hang down. The fruit are berries which are blue-black. They are about 1 cm across with 5-6 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.23 - 0.3
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Meadows and thin woods in lowland, C. and N. Japan. Forests and grassy slopes; at elevations from 800-2,200 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and on grassy slopes between 800-2200 m altitude in N China.
Light 1-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The rhizome is eaten raw in salads or pickled. They are also cooked by frying, or adding to soups after blanching. The sprouts are eaten raw in salads or pickled. They are also cooked by frying or being added to soups after blanching.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves rhizomes roots shoots
Therapeutic use -
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°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Polygonatum humile world distribution map, present in Chile, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540146-1
WFO ID wfo-0000716503
COL ID 4L8T3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Polygonatum humile Polygonatum humillimum Polygonatum humile var. humillimum Polygonatum officinale var. humile
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