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Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Saposhnikovia

Characteristics

Plants 30–80 cm high. Rootstock to 2 cm thick. Basal leaves numerous; petioles flattened, with ovate sheaths; leaf blades oblong-ovate to broad-ovate, 14–35 × 6–8(–18) cm, 2-pinnate; pinnae 3–4 pairs, petiolulate; ultimate segments linear-lanceolate or cuneate-obovate, 3-lobed at apex, 2–5 × 0.5–2.5 cm. Leaves reduced upwards. Umbels numerous, ca. 6 cm across; peduncles 2–5 cm; rays 5–7, 3–5 cm; bracteoles 4–6, ca. 3 mm, acuminate; umbellules 4–5-flowered. Petals ca. 1.5 mm. Fruit 4–5 × 2–3 mm, tuberculate when young, becoming smooth when mature. Fl. Aug–Sep, fr. Sep–Oct. n = 8*.
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A robust herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30-80 cm high. The rootstock has one bud at the end. This produces a singly stem. The leaves at the base and lower down are divided several times and are oval or triangle shaped. They are 7-19 cm long and across. The end segments are 2-3 cm long by 2-7 mm wide. The upper leaves are smaller and less divided. The flowers are yellow and small.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a cold temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

The leaves and flowers are boiled and used as tea. The young shoots and leaves are eaten raw. They are also boiled, stir-fried and added to soups. The red stems are used as a garnish on fish dishes. The seeds are used to flavour meat.
Uses fodder food medicinal tea
Edible flowers leaves roots seeds shoots
Therapeutic use Headache (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Ophthalmia (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Migraine (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Carminative (unspecified), Chill (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Numbness (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Tetanus (unspecified), Analgesic (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

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Distribution

Saposhnikovia divaricata world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Mongolia, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:847902-1
WFO ID wfo-0000435280
COL ID 79KXR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Laser divaricatum Johrenia seseloides Trinia seselioides Siler divaricatum Saposhnikovia divaricata Rumia seseloides Trinia dahurica Stenocoelium divaricatum Cachrys seseloides Ledebouriella divaricata Ledebouriella seseloides Saposhnikovia seseloides Apinella seseliodes
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