Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Species:
heterophylla
ID:
1069776

Status:
valid

Authors:
H.Wolff

Source:
tro

Year:
1926

Citation Micro:
Acta Horti Gothob. 2: 311 (1926)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001069114

Common Names

  • Peucedanum dielsianum
  • Peucedanum wulongense
  • Peucedanum longshengense

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Description

Harrysmithia heterophylla (also called Heterophyllous Harrysmithia, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to the Himalayas. It grows in moist meadows, grasslands, and along streams and rivers. It has small, lobed leaves and white flowers that grow in umbels.

Uses & Benefits

Harrysmithia heterophylla is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Harrysmithia heterophylla has white, 5-petaled flowers with yellow anthers. The seeds are small, black and oval-shaped. The seedlings have a single pair of cotyledons and long, thin stems.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Harrysmithia heterophylla is a hardy perennial that is easy to propagate from seed. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It can be propagated by division in the spring or by cuttings taken in the summer. It can also be propagated from cuttings taken in the fall and overwintered indoors.

Where to Find Harrysmithia heterophylla

Harrysmithia heterophylla is native to China and can be found in the provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangdong.

Species in the Harrysmithia genus

Species in the Apiaceae family

Aciphylla anomala, Aciphylla aurea, Aciphylla cartilaginea, Aciphylla colensoi, Aciphylla congesta, Aciphylla crenulata, Aciphylla crosby-smithii, Aciphylla cuthbertiana, Aciphylla dieffenbachii, Aciphylla dissecta, Aciphylla divisa, Aciphylla dobsonii, Aciphylla ferox, Aciphylla flexuosa, Aciphylla glacialis, Aciphylla glaucescens, Aciphylla gracilis, Aciphylla hectori, Aciphylla hookeri, Aciphylla horrida, Aciphylla indurata, Aciphylla inermis, Aciphylla kirkii, Aciphylla latibracteata, Aciphylla lecomtei, Aciphylla leighii, Aciphylla lyallii, Aciphylla monroi, Aciphylla montana, Aciphylla multisecta, Aciphylla pinnatifida, Aciphylla polita, Aciphylla poppelwellii, Aciphylla scott-thomsonii, Aciphylla similis, Aciphylla simplex, Aciphylla simplicifolia, Aciphylla spedeni, Aciphylla squarrosa, Aciphylla stannensis, Aciphylla subflabellata, Aciphylla takahea, Aciphylla traillii, Aciphylla traversii, Aciphylla trifoliolata, Aciphylla verticillata, Acronema alpinum, Acronema astrantiifolium, Acronema brevipedicellatum, Acronema bryophilum,