Saussurea ussuriensis Maxim.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Saussurea

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 30-120 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. There is a single stem. The leaves are oval and 6-18 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. They can be divided into lobes along the stalk. There are 3-7 pairs of lobes.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A cool temperate plant. It grows in grasslands along rivers between 1,100-2,900 m above sea level in north China.
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Grassland on mountain slopes, forests, by rivers, ravines at elevations of 1100-2900 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:242738-1
WFO ID wfo-0000063567
COL ID 6XRFP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Saussurea spinulifera Saussurea grandifolioides Theodorea ussuriensis Saussurea ussuriensis f. ussuriensis Saussurea ussuriensis var. ussuriensis Saussurea ussuriensis var. incisa Saussurea ussuriensis var. pinnatifida Saussurea ussuriensis Saussurea ussuriensis var. laxiodontolepis

Lower taxons

Saussurea ussuriensis var. firma