Osmorhiza aristata

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Scandiceae
Subtribus: Scandicinae
Genus: Osmorhiza
Species: Osmorhiza aristata
Varietates: O. a. var. aristata – O. a. var. laxa – O. a. var. montana
Name

Osmorhiza aristata (Thunb.) Rydb., 1894
Synonyms

Chaerophyllum aristatum Thunb.
Myrrhis aristata (Thunb. ex Murray) Sprengel
Osmorhiza amurensis F. Schmidt ex Maxim.
Osmorhiza aristata (Thunb.) Makino & Yabe
Osmorhiza japonica Sieb. & Zucc.
Scandix amurensis Koso-Pol.
Scandix aristata (Thunb. ex Murray) Koso-Pol.
Uraspermum aristatum (Thunb. ex Murray) Kuntze

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
China (S-China to NE-China, S-Gansu, S-Shaanxi, Guizhou), Northern Caucasus, Siberia (W-Siberia), Russian Far East, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Kazakhstan

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Rydberg, P.A., Bot. Surv. Nebr. 3: 37 (1894)

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Osmorhiza aristata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Sep 01. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Osmorhiza aristata. Published online. Accessed: Sep 01 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Osmorhiza aristata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Sep 01.
Tropicos.org 2018. Osmorhiza aristata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Sep 01.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Osmorhiza aristata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.
Osmorhiza aristata, 「BG Plants 和名−学名インデックス」（YList）, Accessed: 2014 Dec. 27.

Vernacular names
日本語: ヤブニンジン

Osmorhiza aristata (Chinese: 香根芹, Japanese: 藪人参) is a perennial plant belonging to the genus Osmorhiza, in the family Apiaceae. It is native to East Asia.
Description

The stems are upright, reaching a height of 25 to 70 cm, and the leaves, which are oval and have serrated edges, are 7 to 30 cm long.[1]

The flowering season is from April to July, and it is pollinated by insects. The seeds of the perennial plant ripen from June to July.
Distribution

The plant is endemic to Eastern Asia, particularly China, Korea and Japan, where it grows on the sides of mountains and stream banks at elevations between 200 and 3500 meters, shaded by bushes and other plants.
References

"Flora of China Home Page". flora.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-03.