Aegopodium podagraria

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms:

1. Aegopodium podagraria var. variegatum Bailey

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication: Sp. pl. 1:265. 1753

Name verified on 05-Nov-1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 14-Nov-1994

Physical Description

Genus Aegopodium:

Herbs, perennial, essentially glabrous. Stem erect, branching above or simple. Basal and lower leaves petiolate, sheaths broad, membranous; blade broadly triangular to triangular in outline, ternate or ternate-2-3-pinnate; ultimate segments ovate or ovate-lanceolate, serrate, dentate-divided or lobed. Upper leaves reduced, usually ternate-pinnate. Umbels compound, terminal and lateral; peduncles longer than the leaves; bracts and bracteoles usually absent; rays ascending-spreading. Calyx teeth obsolete. Petals white or pinkish, obovate, apex with narrow inflexed lobule. Stylopodium conic; styles long, reflexed. Fruit oblong, oblong-ovoid or ovoid, slightly flattened laterally, glabrous; mericarp subrounded in cross section; ribs filiform, prominent to obscure; vittae inconspicuous. Seed face plane. Carpophore bifid at apex.

About seven species: Asia, Europe; five species (two endemic) in China.^[1]

Habit: Forb/herb

Flowers: Blooms in early summer. Flat flower head resembles Queen Anne's Lace. • Bloom Period: April, May, June. • Flower Color: near white, white

Foliage: Summer foliage: Attractive green and cream foliage.

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Distribution

Range and Population

North America

Native: .

Landscaping

Landscape Uses: Fast spreading groundcover. • Care: Very adaptable.

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 6-12" apart.

Soil: Soil: Organic, well-drained. • Minimum pH: 5.1 • Maximum pH: 9.0

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun.

Moisture: Water Requirements: Drought tolerant.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a. (map)

Similar Species

Members of the genus Aegopodium:

There are approximately 30 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: A. alpestre · A. angelicifolium · A. anthriscoides · A. bipinnatisectum · A. brachycarpum · A. burttii · A. calycinum · A. carum · A. handelii · A. henryi · A. involucratum · A. kashmirica · A. latifolium · A. podagaria · A. podagraria (Bishop's Goutweed) · A. podagraria 'Bengt' · A. podagraria 'Dangerous' · A. podagraria 'Hullavington' · A. podagraria 'Lacock Blush' · A. podagraria 'Variegatum' (Bishops Weed) · A. podagraria gold-margined · A. podagraria subsp. nadeshdae · A. podagrarium · A. podograria · A. simplex · A. tadhikorum · A. tadshikorum · A. tenera · A. ternatum · A. tribracteolatum

Bibliography

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Notes

Contributors:

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 12, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 26 providers.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 25, 2008)

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 12, 2007:

• Jyväskylä University Museum - The Section of Natural Sciences, Vascular plant collection of Jyvaskyla University Museum
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plant Herbarium, Oslo
• Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Vascular Plants, Field notes, Oslo
• Oregon State University, Vascular Plant Collection
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Botany registration database by Danish botanists
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Herbarium of Oskarshamn
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Lund Botanical Museum
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Plants
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre - SWT Scottish Borders Local Wildlife Site Survey data 1996-2000 - species information
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers:

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 29567
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13744220
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:92872-3
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDAPI01010
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: AEPOV
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 19756

Footnotes:

1. Sheh Meng-lan, Mark F. Watson "Aegopodium". in Flora of China Vol. 14 Page 110. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.