Siberian dog tooth
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Siberian dog tooth ( Erythronium sibiricum ) |
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The Siberian dog tooth ( Erythronium sibiricum ) is a species from the lily family (Liliaceae).
features
The Siberian dog tooth is a perennial, herbaceous bulb plant that reaches heights of 16 to 20 centimeters. The onion measures 3 to 4 inches × 6 to 8 millimeters. There are often several daughter onions at their base. The leaf blade measures 7 to 10 × 1 to 2.5 centimeters and is lanceolate to almost oblong and glabrous. Its base is wedge-shaped and the tip is pointed. The petiole is 1.5 to 2.5 millimeters long. The flowers are solitary and are located on long flower stalks. The tepals are 25 to 70 millimeters long and pinkish purple or sometimes white or yellowish in color. The anthers are probably yellow. The stamens are widened to 1.5 millimeters in the middle.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24.
Occurrence
The Siberian dog tooth occurs in western and central Siberia , in northeast Kazakhstan and in northern Xinjiang in the Altai and Sayan . The species grows on subalpine meadows and in bushes at altitudes of 1100 to 2500 meters.
Systematics
The species was in 1841 by Friedrich von Fischer and Carl Anton von Meyer as Erythronium dens-canis var. Sibiricum first described . In 1929 Porphyry Nikitic Krylov gave her species status.
use
The Siberian dog tooth is seldom used as an ornamental plant for the edges of trees, rock gardens and dry lawns.
supporting documents
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler - excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
- Siberian dog tooth in the Flora of China , accessed August 26, 2009
