WorldFloraDB - Sphallerocarpus gracilis

Characteristics

Plants 50–120 cm high. Root tuberous or conic. Stem somewhat white pubescent towards base, nearly glabrous above. Basal leaves caducous. Cauline leaves petiolate; petioles 1–7 cm, sheaths brown, margin scarious, white pubescent; ultimate segments ovate-lanceolate, 5–10 × 3–5 mm, 3-lobed or toothed. Rays 6–13, 2–4 cm, unequal; bracteoles 5, long-ovate to broad-lanceolate, 1.5–2.5 × 1–2 mm, pubescent, margin scarious, often reflexed; umbellules 15–25-flowered. Pedicels 2–6 mm, unequal. Petals ca. 1.2 × 1 mm. Fruit 4–7 × 1.5–2 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct.

More

A herb. It grows 50-120 cm tall. The root is fattened and cone shaped. The stem is hairy towards the base. The lwoer leaves fall off and the leaves on the stem have leaf stalks. These are 1-7 cm long. The leaf segments at the end are oval and 5-10 mm long by 3-5 mm wide and with 3 lobes or teeth.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

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Foliage retention

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Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

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Spread

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Mature width (meter)

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Mature height (meter)

0.5 - 1.2

Root system

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Root diameter (meter)

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Flower color

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Blooming months

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Fruit color

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Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

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Photosynthetic pathway

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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows on mountain slopes and waste places between 500-2,800 m above sea level in north China.

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Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

The young plant is eaten

Uses	medicinal
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849160-1
WFO ID	wfo-0000434795
COL ID	4YTMF
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Chaerophyllum cyminum Chaerophyllum cyminum Chaerophyllum gracile Sphallerocarpus gracilis Conopodium cyninum Sphallerocarpus cyminum Myrrhis gracilis

WorldFloraDB 2024

Sphallerocarpus gracilis Koso-pol.

Species