Sesleria araratica - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Status:
valid
Authors:
Kit Tan
Source:
wcs
Year:
1985
Citation Micro:
Fl. Turkey 9: 625 (1985)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000898754
Common Names
- Sesleria araratica
- Ararat sesleria
- Ararat grass
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesDescription
Sesleria araratica (also called 'Ararat Daisy', among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Turkey. It has a basal rosette of leaves and produces white flowers. It grows in rocky areas, grasslands, and open woodlands.
Uses & Benefits
Sesleria araratica is used as an ornamental plant and for its medicinal properties. It is also used to make traditional medicines for treating fever, headache, and skin diseases.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Sesleria araratica has small white flowers with five petals and yellow anthers. The seeds are small, black and glossy. The seedlings are small and have a single pair of cotyledons.
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Sesleria araratica is a small, evergreen perennial grass that grows in clumps. It is native to the mountains of Central and Eastern Europe and is hardy in USDA zones 4-7. It prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. Propagation is by division or seed. The seeds should be sown in spring in a cold frame or greenhouse and the seedlings transplanted to their permanent positions in late spring or early summer.
Where to Find Sesleria araratica
Sesleria araratica is native to the Caucasus Mountains in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Species in the Sesleria genus
Sesleria achtarovii, Sesleria alba, Sesleria albicans, Sesleria araratica, Sesleria argentea, Sesleria autumnalis, Sesleria bielzii, Sesleria caerulea, Sesleria coerulans, Sesleria comosa, Sesleria doerfleri, Sesleria filifolia, Sesleria heufleriana, Sesleria insularis, Sesleria italica, Sesleria juncifolia, Sesleria korabensis, Sesleria latifolia, Sesleria nitida, Sesleria phleoides, Sesleria rigida, Sesleria robusta, Sesleria sadleriana, Sesleria serbica, Sesleria tatrae, Sesleria taygetea, Sesleria tenerrima, Sesleria tuzsoni, Sesleria vaginalis, Sesleria wettsteinii, Sesleria calabrica, Sesleria pichiana, Sesleria albanica, Sesleria angustifolia, Sesleria klasterskyi, Sesleria skipetarum, Sesleria uliginosa,
Species in the Poaceae family
Achnatherum pekinense, Achnatherum pubicalyx, Achnatherum sibiricum, Achnatherum turcomanicum, Achnatherum brandisii, Achnatherum bromoides, Achnatherum calamagrostis, Achnatherum confusum, Achnatherum inebrians, Achnatherum jacquemontii, Achnatherum virescens, Achnatherum paradoxum, Achnatherum nakaii, Achnatherum pelliotii, Achnatherum haussknechtii, Achnatherum mandavillei, Achnatherum pilosum, Achnatherum parviflorum, Achnatherum staintonii, Aciachne acicularis, Aciachne flagellifera, Aciachne pulvinata, Acidosasa breviclavata, Acidosasa brilletii, Acidosasa chinensis, Acidosasa edulis, Acidosasa glauca, Acidosasa guangxiensis, Acidosasa lingchuanensis, Acidosasa nanunica, Acidosasa notata, Acidosasa purpurea, Acidosasa venusta, Acidosasa carinata, Acostia gracilis, Acrachne henrardiana, Acrachne perrieri, Acrachne racemosa, Acritochaete volkensii, Acroceras amplectens, Acroceras attenuatum, Acroceras boivinii, Acroceras bosseri, Acroceras calcicola, Acroceras chaseae, Acroceras diffusum, Acroceras elegans, Acroceras excavatum, Acroceras fluminense, Acroceras gabunense,
References
Kit Tan (b.1953): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Kit Tan' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907029-1: Govaerts R (ed.). 2023. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 11]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 20 April 2023].