Chinese rice herb

Chinese rice herb
	Chinese rice herb ( Sinacalia tangutica )
Systematics
Order :	Astern-like (Asterales)
Family :	Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Subfamily :	Asteroideae
Tribe :	Senecioneae
Genre :	Sinacalia
Type :	Chinese rice herb
Scientific name of the genus
	Sinacalia
	H.Rob. & Brettell
Scientific name of the species
	Sinacalia tangutica
	( Maxim. ) B. North.

The China ragwort ( Sinacalia tangutica ) or Tangut ragwort is one of four species of the genus Sinacalia within the family of the daisy family (Asteraceae).

description

Foliage leaves

inflorescence

Flower head with flowers in detail

Vegetative characteristics

The Chinese rice herb is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 80 to 150 centimeters. It forms a tuberous rhizome . The leaves measure 10 to 16 × 10 to 15 centimeters and are egg or heart-shaped and pinnate. The leaf sections are toothed and broadly lanceolate.

Generative characteristics

The flowering period extends from September to October. The numerous flower heads are arranged in a loose double-screw inflorescence . The envelope measures 8 to 10 × 1.5 to 2 millimeters. The flower head contains two or rarely three golden-yellow ray- flowers (ray-flowers) and three or four tubular-flowers (disc-shaped flowers). The pappus is white.

Chromosome number

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 60.

Occurrence

The Chinese rice herb occurs in western and central China from Qinghai and Sichuan to Hebei in mountainous high herbaceous meadows.

In Austria it is naturalized locally, there are occurrences in the Ybbstal Alps . The Chinese rice herb is also a neophyte in Great Britain . In Sweden and Norway it is only inconsistently introduced.

use

The Chinese rice herb is rarely used as an ornamental plant for large natural gardens and parks. It has been in culture at least since 1900.

Systematics

The genus Sinacalia belongs to the tribe Senecioneae in the subfamily Asteroideae within the family Asteraceae .

Synonyms for Sinacalia tangutica (Maxim.) B.Nord. are Ligularia tangutica (Maxim.) Mattf. , Cacalia tangutica (Maxim.) Hand.-Mazz. , Senecio henryi Hemsl. and Sinacalia henryi (Hemsl.) H.Rob.

supporting documents

Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Excursion flora from Germany . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. tape 5 : Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Springer, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .

Individual evidence

^ Sinacalia tangutica at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
^ Manfred A. Fischer, Karl Oswald, Wolfgang Adler: Excursion flora for Austria, Liechtenstein and South Tyrol . 3rd, improved edition. Province of Upper Austria, Biology Center of the Upper Austrian State Museums, Linz 2008, ISBN 978-3-85474-187-9 , p. 932 .
↑ Werner Greuter (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). In: W. Greuter, E. von Raab-Straube (ed.): Compositae. : Datasheet Sinacalia tangutica In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Web links

Commons : Chinese rice herb ( Sinacalia tangutica ) - album with pictures, videos and audio files

[IPCN-1] Sinacalia tangutica at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis

[ExFloÖLS2008-2] Manfred A. Fischer, Karl Oswald, Wolfgang Adler: Excursion flora for Austria, Liechtenstein and South Tyrol . 3rd, improved edition. Province of Upper Austria, Biology Center of the Upper Austrian State Museums, Linz 2008, ISBN 978-3-85474-187-9 , p. 932 .

[Euro+Med-3] Werner Greuter (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). In: W. Greuter, E. von Raab-Straube (ed.): Compositae. : Datasheet Sinacalia tangutica In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.