Pimpinella major
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Pimpinella major, common name Greater Burnet-saxifrage or Hollowstem Burnet Saxifrage, is a herbaceous
perennial plant in the genus Pimpinella
belonging to the Carrot family (Apiaceae
).
The leaves are dark green, slightly glossy, ovate or oblong, short-stalked, feathery, more or less deeply cut and usually pointed. Basal leaves have a petiole 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 ) long.
The inflorescence has a diameter of 50–60 mm (2–2.4 ). The flowers, usually hermaphrodite, range from white to glowing rose or soft-pink and are gathered in umbels with from 11 to 16 stalks.
The flowering period extends from from June to August in its native habitat. The fruits are ovoid, 2–3 mm (0.078740157480315–0.118110236220472 ) long.
Also known as Big Red Burnet. It is characterized by low growth and intense rose-colored petals. The stem is usually branched at the base, the branches are short and generally carry only one umbel.
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
perennial plant in the genus Pimpinella
Pimpinella
Pimpinella is a plant genus in the family Apiaceae; it includes the aromatic herb Anise.-Species:*Pimpinella acuminata*Pimpinella affinis*Pimpinella anisetum*Pimpinella anthriscoides*Pimpinella aromatica*Pimpinella aurea...
belonging to the Carrot family (Apiaceae
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
).
Description
Pimpinella major reaches on average 30–100 cm (11.8–39.4 ) in height. The stem is hollow, deeply grooved, mostly glabrous and generally branched and leafy.The leaves are dark green, slightly glossy, ovate or oblong, short-stalked, feathery, more or less deeply cut and usually pointed. Basal leaves have a petiole 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 ) long.
The inflorescence has a diameter of 50–60 mm (2–2.4 ). The flowers, usually hermaphrodite, range from white to glowing rose or soft-pink and are gathered in umbels with from 11 to 16 stalks.
The flowering period extends from from June to August in its native habitat. The fruits are ovoid, 2–3 mm (0.078740157480315–0.118110236220472 ) long.
Subspecies
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var. rubra Hoppe. ex Mérat
Also known as Big Red Burnet. It is characterized by low growth and intense rose-colored petals. The stem is usually branched at the base, the branches are short and generally carry only one umbel.
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var. rosea Lindeman
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var. macrodonta (Pau) O. Bolòs & Vigo
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var orientalis (Gouam) Fi. et Paol.
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var. dissecta (Sprengel) Fi. et Paol.
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var. bipinnata G. Beck