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Saussurea grandifolia Maxim.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Saussurea

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 35-120 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a single erect stem that branches near the top. The leaves have stalks 3-9 cm long. The leaves are oval to heart shaped and 7-20 cm long by 4-13 cm wide. The leaves get smaller up the stem.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.53 - 0.95
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Environment

A cool temperate plant. It grows on mountain slopes and the edges of forests between 200-1,100 m above sea level in north China.
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Forest margins, mountain valleys and grassland at elevations of 200-1100 metres in China.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

The leaves are eaten fresh. They are also par boiled and also fermented with soy sauce.
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Edible leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Saussurea grandifolia world distribution map, present in China and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:242290-1
WFO ID wfo-0000032553
COL ID 6XS42
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Saussurea nomurae Saussurea coarctata Saussurea grandifolia Saussurea grandifolia var. grandifolia Saussurea grandifolia var. coarctata Saussurea grandifolia var. tenuior Saussurea grandifolia var. asperifolia
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