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Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh

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Species

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Characteristics

Stem slender, 5–9 dm, mostly erect; cauline bract papery, caducous; lvs narrowly elliptic to broadly oval, 4–12 × 1–6 cm, narrowed below to a short petiole, glabrous above, glaucous and hairy on the smaller veins beneath, with 3–9 prominent nerves, peduncles slender, sharply deflexed, 1–2(–4)-fld; pedicels usually shorter than the peduncle; fls 10–13 mm, yellowish-green; 2n=20. Moist woods and thickets; N.S. to se. Man., s. to Md., Ind., and Minn., and in the mts. to n. Ga. May–July. (P. biflorum, misapplied; P. boreale)
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A herb. It grows 25-60 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rich shady woods. Rich moist wooded slopes and coves; at elevations from sea level to 1,100 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 1-6
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves rhizomes roots shoots
Therapeutic use Eye Medicine (root), Hunting Medicine (root), Antihemorrhagic (unspecified), Carminative (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°) -30
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Polygonatum pubescens habit picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)
Polygonatum pubescens habit picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)
Polygonatum pubescens habit picture by Nate Konkel (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Polygonatum pubescens leaf picture by Callie Hagemeister (cc-by-sa)
Polygonatum pubescens leaf picture by bryan brunet (cc-by-sa)
Polygonatum pubescens leaf picture by bryan brunet (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Polygonatum pubescens flower picture by Margaret Rogers (cc-by-sa)
Polygonatum pubescens flower picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Polygonatum pubescens world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:540213-1
WFO ID wfo-0000715997
COL ID 4L8V5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Convallaria pubescens Polygonatum cuneatum Polygonatum boreale Polygonatum pubescens f. pubescens Polygonatum farwellii Polygonatum pubescens var. cuneatum Polygonatum pubescens var. boreale Polygonatum pubescens var. australe Polygonatum boreale var. multflorum Polygonatum boreale var. australe Polygonatum multiflorum var. pubescens Sigillaria pubescens Polygonatum pubescens f. fultius Polygonatum pubescens f. cuneatum Polygonatum pubescens var. multiflorum Polygonatum pubescens subvar. australe Polygonatum pubescens
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