Glehnia
| Glehnia littoralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Tribe: | Selineae |
| Genus: | Glehnia F.Schmidt |
| Species: | G. littoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Glehnia littoralis F. Schmidt ex Miq. |
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Glehnia littoralis (in the monotypic genus Glehnia)[1] is a species of plant in the "carrot family", Apiaceae, known by several common names including beach silvertop and American silvertop in English, and bei sha shen (Chinese: 北沙參) and shan hu cai (Chinese: 珊瑚菜) in Chinese. The genus was named after Russian botanist Peter von Glehn.[2]
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[edit] Distribution
It is native to eastern Asia, particularly eastern China, Japan, and far-eastern Russia, and western North America from Alaska to northern California.
[edit] Characteristics
It is a long-taprooted plant forming a basal patch of leaves, with each leaf made up of several rounded, lobular segments. It reaches a maximum height exceeding half a meter and its erect stem is topped with an umbel of carrotlike white flowers.
[edit] Medicinal uses
The plant is perhaps best known as a Chinese herbal remedy for cough.
[edit] References
- ^ Wu Zhengyi (1983). "On the significance of Pacific intercontinental discontinuity". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 70 (4): 577–590. JSTOR 2398977.
- ^ "White Flowers". Netarts Bay Today http://netartsbaytoday.org. http://netartsbaytoday.org/html/white_flowers.html. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
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