Siberian gold flask

Siberian gold flask
	Siberian gold cob ( Ligularia sibirica )
Systematics
Order :	Astern-like (Asterales)
Family :	Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Subfamily :	Asteroideae
Tribe :	Senecioneae
Genre :	Gold piston ( ligularia )
Type :	Siberian gold flask
Scientific name
	Ligularia sibirica
	L.

The Siberian golden cob ( Ligularia sibirica ) is a species of the golden cob in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).

description

The Siberian golden cob grows as a perennial herbaceous plant that can grow to heights of 0.5 cm to 1.5 meters, in some cases up to 2 meters. The rhizome is short and thick, the stems are erect and unbranched. Before the inflorescences develop, many basal leaves are formed in a semi-rosette . The leaves are divided into a long petiole and a leaf blade. The blades of the lower leaves are deeply heart-shaped and triangular, 10 to 15 cm long and 8 to 12 cm wide with a sharply toothed leaf edge. The upright, unbranched stems are sparsely leafed below and have brownish-red scale leaves above.

The flowering period extends from late June to September. In a terminal, 3 to 5 cm wide, total inflorescence , short-stalked, cup-shaped partial inflorescences are grouped together. The flowers are yellow. The flower heads each contain eight to ten golden-yellow ray florets that are pollinated by various insects .

The achenes spread through the wind. They have a dirty brownish-white pappus .

Occurrence

The Siberian gold piston is common in the continental zone of Eurasia . He is bound to damp locations. The main distribution area is the European part of Russia and the Siberian taiga zone. The occurrence extends in the east to Yakutia and to the south coast of the Sea of Okhotsk . In the west, the subareas are disjoint . There are deposits in the Eastern Pyrenees, in the French Massif Central , in Lower Austria , the Czech Republic and in the Carpathian Mountains. The only Austrian occurrence is in a limestone moor near Berndorf and was only discovered in 1957. In this one case it is not clear whether it is a glacial relic or a new naturalization. In Austria the species is classified as "critically endangered".

use

In China the subspecies Ligularia sibirica subsp. speciosa (Schrad.) DC. used as food. To do this, the leaves of the plant are boiled. In Europe, the Siberian gold cob is traded as a perennial for the ornamental garden .

Systematics

Synonyms for Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass. are Cineraria sibirica (L.) L., Senecio ligularia Hook. f., Senecio sibiricus (L.) L. f.

swell

Datasheet at Botanik im Bild - Flora von Österreich, 2008.

Individual evidence

↑ https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ligularia+sibirica
^ Ligularia sibirica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.

Web links

Commons : Siberian gold piston ( Ligularia sibirica ) - album with pictures, videos and audio files

[1] ttps://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Ligularia+sibirica

[2] Ligularia sibirica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.