Aphanes floribunda - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Status:
valid
Authors:
(Murb.) Rothm.
Source:
rjp
Year:
1937
Citation Micro:
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 42: 172 (1937)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001019002
Common Names
- Parsley-Piert
- Parsley-Pierced
- Parsley-Piercing
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesDescription
Aphanes floribunda (also called Many-flowered Parsley-piert, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Europe and Asia. It has small yellow flowers and deeply divided leaves. It grows in meadows, grasslands, and forest margins.
Uses & Benefits
Aphanes floribunda is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and landscapes. It has edible fruits and can be used to make jams and jellies.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Aphanes floribunda has small, yellow flowers and small, black seeds. The seedlings have two pairs of cotyledons.
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesCultivation and Propagation
Aphanes floribunda is a deciduous shrub that is native to Europe and Asia. It is hardy in USDA zones 4-8 and prefers full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. Propagation is by seed, cuttings, or layering. Seeds should be sown in spring or early summer in a cold frame or outdoors in a prepared seed bed. Cuttings should be taken in late summer or early fall and rooted in a cold frame. Layering can be done in spring or fall.
Where to Find Aphanes floribunda
Aphanes floribunda can be found in moist woodlands, thickets, and along streambanks in the eastern United States.
Species in the Aphanes genus
Species in the Rosaceae family
Acaena macrocephala, Acaena antarctica, Acaena argentea, Acaena boliviana, Acaena buchananii, Acaena echinata, Acaena agnipila, Acaena cylindristachya, Acaena confertissima, Acaena eupatoria, Acaena integerrima, Acaena leptacantha, Acaena ovina, Acaena magellanica, Acaena masafuerana, Acaena patagonica, Acaena tenera, Acaena platyacantha, Acaena pumila, Acaena splendens, Acaena stricta, Acaena stangii, Acaena trifida, Acaena pallida, Acaena caespitosa, Acaena saccaticupula, Acaena subincisa, Acaena hirsutula, Acaena fissistipula, Acaena glabra, Acaena tesca, Acaena juvenca, Acaena emittens, Acaena dumicola, Acaena profundeincisa, Acaena minor, Acaena alpina, Acaena montana, Acaena myriophylla, Acaena poeppigiana, Acaena anserovina, Acaena sericea, Acaena latebrosa, Acaena sarmentosa, Acaena elongata, Acaena exigua, Acaena rorida, Acaena novae-zelandiae, Acaena pinnatifida, Acaena inermis,
References
Werner Rothmaler (1908-1962): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Rothm.' in the authors string.
Svante Samuel Murbeck (1859-1946): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Murb.' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:721524-1: Based on the initial data import