Glehnia

Glehnia littoralis

  • Glehnia
  • Glehnia
  • Glehnia
  • Glehnia
  • Flower name
    Glehnia
  • Scientific name
    Glehnia littoralis
  • Alias浜防風, Glehnia littoralis, American Silvertop, 八百屋防風
  • Place of originJapan, the Korean Peninsula, Kamchatka, Taiwan and China
  • Place of floweringSeashore
  • Flowering seasonMay, June, July

What is Glehnia

Glehnia(scientific name: Glehnia littoralis) is a coastal evergreen perennial wildflower native to Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Kamchatka, Taiwan and China in the genus Glehnia. The stems and flower stalks have white pubescence. The leaves are thick and shiny and are used as a vegetable. From early summer to summer, it grows inflorescences and produces dense clusters of small white flowers similar to those of the parsley. The roots are used as a substitute for windbreaks. The fruit is a sphere with more than 10 segments closely packed together.

Common name: Glehnia littoralis, scientific name: Glehnia littoralis, also known as Glehnia littoralis, American Silvertop, origin: Japan, Korean Peninsula, Kamchatka, Taiwan, China, distribution: Hokkaido, small leaves: coastal, life style: coastal Coastal, Type of Life:Coastal evergreen perennial, Plant Height:10-15 cm, Leaf Form:1-2 times 3-veined compound leaf, Leaf Inflorescence: alternate, Leaf blade length:1.5-6 cm, Leaflets:oval-oval, Leaf margin:serrate, Inflorescence:double spicate inflorescence, Inflorescence Diameter:10-15 cm, Flower Color:white, Corolla:five-petaled, Flower Diameter:0.2 cm, Flowering season:May-July, Fruit Length: 0.4-0.6 cm; Uses: Vegetable, medicinal.


  • Order
    Apiales
  • Family
    Apiaceae
  • Genus
    Glehnia
  • Species
    G. littoralis
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Multiflora inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    Twice 3 times pinnate compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typecoastal evergreen perennial wildflower
  • Flower colors White
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height10.0 ~ 15.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.2 ~ 0.2 cm

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