Opopanax chironium information from NPGS/GRIN

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Taxon: Opopanax chironium (L.) W. D. J. Koch

Genus: Opopanax
Family: Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae) subfamily: Apioideae.
Nomen number: 25814
Place of publication: Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 12:96. 1824 (Gen. pl. Umbell.)
Name verified on: 10-Nov-2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 14-Feb-2013
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

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Common names:

Hercules-all-heal (Source: Zander ed17 ) – English
Heilwurz (Source: Zander ed17 ) – German
kranssilja (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

Native:

EUROPE
Southeastern Europe: Albania; Bulgaria; Former Yugoslavia; Greece; Italy [incl. Sardinia, Sicily]; Romania; Turkey - Tekirdag
Southwestern Europe: France; Spain

References:

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Opopanax chironium.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Opopanax chironium.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Opopanax chironium.

Synonyms:

(≡) Laserpitium chironium L. (basionym)
(=) Pastinaca opopanax L.

Check other web resources for Opopanax chironium (L.) W. D. J. Koch:

Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

PlantSystematics.org
Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?25814 (25 May 2013)

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