Vicatia coniifolia Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Vicatia

Characteristics

Plants 5–30 cm, essentially glabrous (except base of umbels sparsely strigose). Stem solitary, erect. Leaves ternate-2–3-pinnate; primary pinnae 5–6 pairs, very finely divided, both surfaces glabrous; ultimate segments linear or lanceolate, 1.5–3 × 0.8–3 mm, pinnatifid. Leaves reduced upwards. Umbels 2–4 cm across; bracts usually absent or 1–2, leaf-like; rays 6–12, un-equal, 4–15 mm in flower, elongating to 3 cm in fruiting umbellules (remains of short male umbellules conspicuous at base of umbel); bracteoles 3–6, linear, 3–5 mm; as long or longer than the umbellules. Petals white or purplish-red, ca. 1.5 × 1 mm, base shortly clawed. Fruit oblong-ovoid, 3.3–4 × 1–1.4 mm; ribs filiform; vittae (1–)2–4(–5) in each furrow, 2–4(–6) on commissure. Seed face deeply sulcate. Fl. May–Aug, fr. Jul–Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.18 - 0.3
Root system tap-root
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Vicatia coniifolia world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Tajikistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849951-1
WFO ID wfo-0001069494
COL ID 5BCHQ
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Ligusticum meoides Chaerophyllum gracillimum Chaerophyllum nuristanicum Conium nepalense Vicatia coniifolia Vicatia millefolia Chaerophyllum gracillum Sphallerocarpus coniifolius Vicatia stewartii

Lower taxons

Vicatia coniifolia var. millefolia