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Sphallerocarpus gracilis (Bess. ex Trev.) Koso-Pol.

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This species has reputed medicinal value (in Qinghai).
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of China Vol. 14: 25 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Flora of China @ eFloras.org
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Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan
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Description

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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.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
bibliographic citation
Flora of China Vol. 14: 25 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Flora of China @ eFloras.org
editor
Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan
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eFloras.org
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eFloras

Distribution

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Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shanxi, NW Sichuan, Xinjiang [Japan, Mongolia, Russia (E Siberia)].
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
bibliographic citation
Flora of China Vol. 14: 25 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
source
Flora of China @ eFloras.org
editor
Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan
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eFloras.org
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Habitat

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Mountain slopes, arable lands, waste places; 500–2800 m.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
bibliographic citation
Flora of China Vol. 14: 25 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
source
Flora of China @ eFloras.org
editor
Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan
project
eFloras.org
original
visit source
partner site
eFloras