Saussurea parviflora (Poir.) Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Saussurea

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 30-110 cm tall. There is a single erect stem that is branched near the top and has narrow wings. The leaves are narrowly oval and 7-18 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. They are grey green underneath.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 1.0
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A cool temperate plant. It grows on the edges of forests and on mountain meadows between 1,600-3,800 m above sea level. In Sichuan.
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Moist places on mountain slopes, thickets in mountain valleys, forests, among fractured rock at elevations of 1600-3500 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Saussurea parviflora world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Liberia, and Mongolia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:242516-1
WFO ID wfo-0000088123
COL ID 79RR6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Saussurea atriplicifolia Saussurea chowana Serratula parviflora Saussurea serrata Saussurea atriplicifolia Saussurea parviflora Saussurea parviflora var. parviflora Saussurea parviflora subsp. parviflora Saussurea serrata var. serrata Saussurea parviflora var. cinerascens Saussurea parviflora var. cuspidata Saussurea parviflora var. contracta