Saussurea mongolica (Franch.) Franch.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Saussurea

Characteristics

Herbs 30-90 cm tall, perennial. Stem solitary, erect, apically branched, glabrous or sparsely strigose. Lower stem leaves petiolate; petiole 5-16 cm; leaf blade ovate-triangular to ovate, 5-20 × 2-9 cm, pinnately lobed or basal half pinnately lobed and apical part coarsely dentate, abaxially pale green and glabrescent, adaxially green and sparsely strigose but glabrescent, base cordate, apex acute; lateral lobes 1-3 pairs, oblong-elliptic, margin dentate or entire, apex acute to obtuse. Middle and upper stem leaves oblong to narrowly ovate-elliptic, margin coarsely dentate. Capitula numerous, in a corymbiform synflorescence, shortly pedunculate. Involucre narrowly campanulate, 5-7 mm in diam. Phyllaries in 5-7 rows, sparsely arachnoid, apical part saber-shaped and reflexed, apex long acuminate; outer phyllaries ovate, ca. 3 × 1 mm; middle phyllaries narrowly ovate, 7-8 × ca. 2 mm; inner phyllaries narrowly elliptic to linear, ca. 10 × 2 mm. Corolla purplish red, 0.9-1.3 cm, tube 5-6 mm, limb 4-7 mm. Achene brown, cylindric, 4-5 mm, glabrous. Pappus basally pale brown, apically white; outer bristles ca. 3 mm, scabrid; inner bristles 8-10 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul-Oct. 2n = 26*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.9
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Root diameter (meter) 0.2
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:242453-1
WFO ID wfo-0000006324
COL ID 6Y434
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Synonyms

Saussurea mongolica f. shansiensis Saussurea matsumurae Saussurea mongolica Saussurea hopeiensis Saussurea mongolica f. mongolica Saussurea mongolica var. mongolica Saussurea ussuriensis var. mongolica Saussurea mongolica var. viridior Saussurea sinuata var. shansiensis