Veronicastrum villosulum (Miq.) T.Yamaz.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Veronicastrum

Characteristics

Rhizomes short. Stems arching and rooting apically, terete, sometimes apically narrowly angular. Leaves alternate; petiole short; leaf blade rhomboid-ovate, 4-15 X 1.5-7 cm, glabrous or hairy, base mostly broadly cuneate to rarely rounded, margin dentate, apex acute to acuminate. Inflorescences capitate, axillary, 1-1.5 cm; bracts lanceolate, as long as or shorter than corolla, ciliate. Calyx shorter than bracts; lobes subulate. Corolla straight; limb actinomorphic; lobes 1-2 mm. Stamens conspicuously exserted; filaments hairy; anthers 1.2-1.5 mm. Capsule ovoid, ca. 2.5 mm. Seeds black, globose. Fl. May-Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.7
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forests, grasslands at forest margins, thickets; at elevations from 400-900 metres. Pendulous on wet rocks along rivers; at elevations around 300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Veronicastrum villosulum world distribution map, present in China and Japan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:812878-1
WFO ID wfo-0001139890
COL ID 5B7LM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Paederota bracteata Botryopleuron macrophyllum Botryopleuron villosulum Paederota villosula Veronicastrum villosulum Calorhabdos villosula Veronicastrum villosulum var. villosulum

Lower taxons

Veronicastrum villosulum var. parviflorum Veronicastrum villosulum var. glabrum Veronicastrum villosulum var. hirsutum