Veronicastrum sibiricum
Appearance
Sibirian veronicastrum | |
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Inflorescence | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Veronicastrum |
Species: | V. sibiricum
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Binomial name | |
Veronicastrum sibiricum (L.) Pennell, 1935
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Veronicastrum sibiricum, the Sibirian veronicastrum, is a plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae.
Description
Veronicastrum sibiricum is a herbaceous plant with whorled, simple leaves, on weakly upright stems. The flowers are pale purple, borne in summer.
Veronicastroside, a flavone, can be found in Veronicastrum sibiricum var. japonicum.[1]
References
- ^ Die Flavonglykoside von Veronicastrum sibiricum Pennell var. japonicum Hara und Synthese des Luteolin-7-neohesperidosids (Veronicastrosid). Hiroyuki Inouye, Yasuhiko Aoki, Hildebert Wagner, Ludwig Hörhammer, Gerold Aurnhammer and Wolfgang Budweg, Chemische Berichte, September 1969, Volume 102, Issue 9, pages 3009–3013, doi:10.1002/cber.19691020917 (article in German)