Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Species:
botrychioides
ID:
1070051

Status:
valid

Authors:
(Dunn) Hand.-Mazz.

Source:
tro

Year:
1933

Citation Micro:
Symb. Sin. 7: 718 (1933)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001069389



Common Names

  • Pternopetalum
  • Botrychioides
  • Pternopetalum botrychioides


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Description

Pternopetalum botrychioides (also called Clustered Pternopetalum, among many other common names) is an evergreen shrub up to 2 meters tall. It is native to China and is found in forests and shrublands at elevations of 1500-2500 meters.

Uses & Benefits

Pternopetalum botrychioides is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks, and its leaves can be used as a vegetable.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Pternopetalum botrychioides has small, white flowers with five petals. The seeds are small and black and the seedlings are thin and delicate.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Pternopetalum botrychioides is a hardy perennial plant that can be propagated through division or seed. It prefers full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. It is best grown in USDA Zones 4-8.

Where to Find Pternopetalum botrychioides

Pternopetalum botrychioides is native to China and can be found in the provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan.

Species in the Apiaceae family

Aciphylla anomala, Aciphylla aurea, Aciphylla cartilaginea, Aciphylla colensoi, Aciphylla congesta, Aciphylla crenulata, Aciphylla crosby-smithii, Aciphylla cuthbertiana, Aciphylla dieffenbachii, Aciphylla dissecta, Aciphylla divisa, Aciphylla dobsonii, Aciphylla ferox, Aciphylla flexuosa, Aciphylla glacialis, Aciphylla glaucescens, Aciphylla gracilis, Aciphylla hectori, Aciphylla hookeri, Aciphylla horrida, Aciphylla indurata, Aciphylla inermis, Aciphylla kirkii, Aciphylla latibracteata, Aciphylla lecomtei, Aciphylla leighii, Aciphylla lyallii, Aciphylla monroi, Aciphylla montana, Aciphylla multisecta, Aciphylla pinnatifida, Aciphylla polita, Aciphylla poppelwellii, Aciphylla scott-thomsonii, Aciphylla similis, Aciphylla simplex, Aciphylla simplicifolia, Aciphylla spedeni, Aciphylla squarrosa, Aciphylla stannensis, Aciphylla subflabellata, Aciphylla takahea, Aciphylla traillii, Aciphylla traversii, Aciphylla trifoliolata, Aciphylla verticillata, Acronema alpinum, Acronema astrantiifolium, Acronema brevipedicellatum, Acronema bryophilum,

References

The Plant List v1.1 record tro-1704669: Based on the initial data import
Heinrich von Handel-Mazzetti (1882-1940): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Hand.-Mazz.' in the authors string.
Stephen Troyte Dunn (1868-1938): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Dunn' in the authors string.