Scabiosa japonica Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Dipsacales > Caprifoliaceae > Scabiosa

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 30 cm tall.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It suits hardiness zone 7.
More
Sunny grassy slopes in mountains all over Japan.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 15
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Scabiosa japonica unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:319938-1
WFO ID wfo-0001046397
COL ID 6XSR2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Trochocephalus japonicus Scabiosa japonica Scabiosa fischeri var. japonica Scabiosa comosa var. japonica Scabiosa tschiliensis var. japonica