Kamchatka meadowsweet
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Kamchatka meadowsweet ( Filipendula camtschatica ) |
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The Kamchatka meadowsweet ( Filipendula kamtschatica , syn .: Spiraea kamtschatica Pall. ) Is a species of the meadowsweet genus ( Filipendula ) in the rose family (Rosaceae). Pallas was the first to describe this species in 1879 under the name Spiraea kamtschatica and this is how the species name should be written.
features
Kamchatka meadowsweet is a perennial herbaceous plant with a rhizome . It reaches heights of 1 to 2 meters. The hairy leaves are pinnate unpaired. The large, hand-shaped (three- to) five-columned and almost circular end leaflet measures 15 to 25 centimeters in diameter and is often light brown shaggy hairy underneath. The small leaflets on the upper leaves are small; there are only one or pairs or they are often absent. The stipules are 1.5 to 4 inches long and have semicircular auricles.
The zymous inflorescence contains numerous flowers. The fertile , five-fold flowers have a diameter of 5 mm. The flower stalks are short-haired. The five sepals are bent back after the flowering period. The five petals are white. There are many stamens present. The carpels are not fused.
The flowering period extends from July to August. The four to eight fruits are lashed long on the belly and back.
The species is diploid to hexaploid and has chromosome numbers 2n = 14-18, 28, 42-44.
Occurrence
The Kamchatka meadowsweet is found in the Far East and Japan on river banks. The species occurs in places naturalized in Norway, Sweden, Great Britain and the Czech Republic.
use
The Kamchatka meadowsweet is rarely used as an ornamental plant in perennial beds, on the edges of ponds and in natural gardens. It has been in culture since around 1852.
supporting documents
literature
- 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 .
- Tatyana Shulkina (Ed.): Filipendula camtschatica . In: Ornamental Plants From Russia And Adjacent States Of The Former Soviet Union . on-line
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Arto Kurtto, Raino Lampinen, Leo Junikka: Atlas florae europaea . Volume 13. Rosaceae (Spiraea to Fragaria, excl. Rubus). Page 35. Helsinki 2004. ISBN 951-9108-14-9
Web links
- C. Stace, R. van der Meijden, I. de Kort (eds.): Filipendula camtschatica . In: Interactive Flora of NW Europe