Trigonotis peduncularis Steven ex Palib.

Species

Angiosperms > Boraginales > Boraginaceae > Trigonotis

Characteristics

A herb. It grows for one or two years. There are several stems. They are branched at the base. It grows 5-30 cm tall. The leaves at the base are in a ring. They are spoon shaped and 2-5 cm long. The leaves on the stem do not have leaf stalks. The flowers are at the top of the plant. The lowest 2 flowers have leaf like bracts. The flowers are light blue or pink. The fruit are nutlets that are 3 or 4 sided.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A very common plant in grassy places and cultivated fields in lowland areas all over Japan.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows on hillsides and waste areas. In Yunnan.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Young plants are eaten. Young shoots and leaves are eaten. The flowers and stems are fried.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves stems
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Emollient (unspecified), Wound (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Trigonotis peduncularis unspecified picture

Distribution

Trigonotis peduncularis world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Uzbekistan, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121357-1
WFO ID wfo-0000411071
COL ID 58TJP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Trigonotis peduncularis Myosotis peduncularis Eritrichium japonicum Eritrichium pedunculare Eritrichium sinensium Myosotis chinensis Trigonotis clavata Eritrichium multicaule Trigonotis peduncularis var. peduncularis

Lower taxons

Trigonotis peduncularis var. amblyosepala Trigonotis peduncularis var. macrantha