Adoxa moschatellina
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Adoxa moschatellina L. |
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Divisio: Magnoliophyta Subdivisio: Magnoliophytina Classis: Rosopsida Subclassis: Cornidae Superordo: Dipsacanae Ordo: Dipsacales |
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Adoxa moschatellina, commonly known as Muskroot, Town Hall Clock, is a perennial.
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[edit] Naming
Adoxa moschatellina was described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus. The name is considered as validly published.
[edit] Taxonomy
The Muskroot is a species in the genus Adoxa (muskroot) which contains 4 species and belongs to the family of the Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family).
[edit] Characteristics
[edit] Growth
[edit] Wood and Bark
[edit] Leaves
The leaves appear at the base of the plant.
[edit] Flowers and Fruit
The flowers are five-petaled and green. The plants bloom from March to May. The flowers are arranged in capituli.
The fruits are drupes.
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[edit] Distribution
Adoxa moschatellina is native to the whole of Europe, the Caucasus, west and east Sibiria, Central Asia, the western Himalaya, China, Japan, Alaska, Canada, the Rocky Mountains, dhe northern prairie states, the central northeast and the northeast of the US.
[edit] Cultivation
[edit] Uses
[edit] Maintenance
[edit] Varities and Cultivars
[edit] Poisonousness
Please read the health issues note!
[edit] Pests and Diseases
[edit] Man and Adoxa moschatellina
[edit] History
[edit] Adoxa moschatellina in art
[edit] Symbolism
[edit] Superstition
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Literature
- Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7. (Ger.)
- Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003, ISBN 0-7513-3738-2.
- efloras.org
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