Glehnia
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{about|the plant in the genus Glehnia|the medicinal herb|Saposhnikovia divaricata||Bangpung (disambiguation)}}
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| parent_authority = F.Schmidt
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| taxon = Glehnia littoralis
| authority = (J.G.Cooper) F. Schmidt ex Miq.
|synonyms =
- Phellopterus {{small|Benth.}}
- Cymopterus littoralis {{small|J.G.Cooper}}
- Phellopterus littoralis {{small|(J.G.Cooper) F.Schmidt}}
|synonyms_ref = {{cite web |title=Glehnia littoralis (J.G.Cooper) F.Schmidt ex Miq. |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842779-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=24 April 2025}}
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Glehnia is a genus of plants in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Glehnia littoralis,{{cite journal |author=Wu Zhengyi |year=1983 |title=On the significance of Pacific intercontinental discontinuity |journal=Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden |volume=70 |issue=4 |pages=577–590 |doi=10.2307/2398977 |jstor=2398977|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/31100 }} commonly known as beach silvertop and American silvertop. The genus was named after Russian botanist Peter von Glehn.{{cite web|url=http://netartsbaytoday.org/html/white_flowers.html|title=White Flowers|publisher=Netarts Bay Today |access-date=19 November 2009}}
Description
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 {{Convert|.5|m|ft|abbr=off|frac=2}}, with the North American subspecies only reported to reach {{Convert|6.5|cm|abbr=off|frac=2}}.{{Cite book |last=Spellenberg |first=Richard |url=https://archive.org/details/nationalaudubons00spel/page/340/ |title=National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region |publisher=Knopf |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-375-40233-3 |edition=rev |pages=340 |orig-date=1979}} The plant's erect stem is topped with an umbel of carrotlike white flowers.
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Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
It is native to eastern Asia, particularly eastern China, Japan, and far-eastern Russia, and western North America from Alaska to northern California. It can be found on sandy beaches and dunes.
Uses
The plant is perhaps best known as a Chinese herbal remedy for cough.Tang, Weici and Eisenbrand, Gerhard Handbook of Chinese Medicinal Plants : Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, pub. Wiley-VCH 2011 {{ISBN|978-3-527-32226-8}} Vol.1 pps. 599-600 Glehnia littoralis.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Glehnia littoralis|Glehnia littoralis}}
- {{GRIN}}
- [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GLLI USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200015556 Flora of China]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Glehnia+littoralis Photo gallery]
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Category:Monotypic Apioideae genera
Category:Flora of the Russian Far East
Category:Flora of the West Coast of the United States
Category:Flora of Western Canada
Category:Medicinal plants of Asia
Category:Medicinal plants of North America
Category:Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine
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