Status:
valid
Authors:
(Ohwi) Kitam.
Source:
rjp
Year:
1962
Citation Micro:
Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 20: 199 (1962)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000995697
Common Names
- Ear-leaved Meadowsweet
- Filipendula auriculata
- Ear-leaved Dropwort
Description
Filipendula auriculata (also called Chinese meadowsweet, among many other common names) is a perennial herb native to China. It has a creeping rhizome and grows up to 1 m tall. Its leaves are pinnate and its flowers are white or pink. It is found in moist meadows, grasslands and open woodlands.
Uses & Benefits
Filipendula auriculata is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It is also used in traditional medicine for treating various ailments including fever, cough, and cold.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Filipendula auriculata is white, 5-petalled, 2.5-3.5 cm in diameter. The seed is a small, red, round drupe. The seedlings have reddish-brown hairs on the stem and leaves.
Cultivation and Propagation
Filipendula auriculata is a deciduous shrub that grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil. It can be propagated from softwood cuttings taken in early summer or from seed. It can also be propagated from layering.
Where to Find Filipendula auriculata
Filipendula auriculata is native to the Himalayas, China, and Japan.
Species in the Filipendula genus
Filipendula ulmaria,
Filipendula camtschatica,
Filipendula vestita,
Filipendula auriculata,
Filipendula vulgaris,
Filipendula occidentalis,
Filipendula tsuguwoi,
Filipendula rubra,
Filipendula palmata,
Filipendula kiraishiensis,
Filipendula intermedia,
Filipendula angustiloba,
Filipendula purpurea,
Filipendula multijuga,
Filipendula glaberrima,
Filipendula purpurea,
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,