View source for Aruncus ← Aruncus You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Aruncus |accepted_authority=Linnaeus |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Opera Var., |place=259. 1758 |year=1758 }} |common_names=Goat’s-beard;bride’s-feathers;barbe-de-bouc |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Rosaceae;Rosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae;Rosaceae tribe Spiraeeae;Aruncus |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Rosaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Rosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Rosaceae tribe Spiraeeae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Aruncus]]</div></div> |etymology=Greek arunkos, goat’s beard, alluding to showy fingerlike clusters forming feathery flowers |volume=Volume 9 |mention_page=page 398, 416 |treatment_page=page 422 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form;whole_organism atypical some measurement;whole_organism some measurement;whole_organism growth form;herbage pubescence"><b>Herbs,</b> perennial, clump-forming, 5–15 (–20) dm, herbage glabrous or sparsely to densely hairy, hairs simple, straight to curved, sometimes multicellular or glandular;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="hair architecture;hair course;hair architecture;hair architecture;hair architecture;rhizome width;rhizome architecture;rhizome texture">rhizomatous, rhizomes thick, branching, woody;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="root relief;root texture">roots coarse, fibrous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="stem quantity;stem orientation;stem fragility or size;stem architecture;stem pubescence"><b>Stems </b>1–5, erect, stout, simple, sometimes glaucous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="leaf duration;cauline leaf arrangement;cauline leaf architecture;cauline leaf quantity;cauline leaf architecture or shape"><b>Leaves </b>deciduous, cauline, alternate, 2–3-irregularly ternate to odd-pinnate, equivalent to 2–3 pinnate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="petiole presence;petiole length or size;base quantity;stem architecture or shape">petiole present, relatively long, base 1/2 sheathing stems;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="blade shape;blade position;blade size;blade some measurement;blade width;leaflet quantity;leaflet architecture;leaflet shape;margin prominence or shape;margin architecture or shape;margin architecture or shape">blade broadly ovate, cauline reduced in size and complexity distally, 15–60 cm, thick to thin, leaflets 9–45, long-petiolulate, broadly ovate to narrowly lanceolate, margins flat, [serrate to] doubly serrate, venation pinnate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype;inflorescence architecture"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal, 500–2500-flowered, racemes forming panicles;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="bract presence">bracts present;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="bracteole architecture;bracteole architecture or function or pubescence">bracteoles present hairs simple, glandular.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="pedicel presence"><b>Pedicels </b>present.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="flower reproduction;flower diameter"><b>Flowers </b>unisexual (plants dioecious, rarely polygamous), 3–4 mm diam.;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="epicalyx bractlet presence">epicalyx bractlets 0;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="hypanthium shape;hypanthium some measurement">hypanthium shallowly bowl-shaped, 0.5–1 mm, nectary ring inside with simple, glandular-hairs;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="sepal duration;sepal quantity;sepal orientation;sepal shape;margin architecture or shape">sepals persistent, 5, spreading, triangular, margins entire;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="petal quantity;petal coloration;petal shape;base shape">petals 5, white, obovate to elliptic, base cuneate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="whole-organism architecture;stamen atypical quantity;stamen atypical quantity;stamen quantity;stamen length or size;series quantity">staminate: stamens (15–) 20 (–30) in 1 series (between calyx and nectar ring), longer than petals;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="whole-organism architecture;torus size">torus minute;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="whole-organism architecture;nectar ring development;stamen prominence;carpel quantity;carpel fusion;carpel pubescence;style position or structure subtype">pistillate: nectar ring scarcely developed, stamens rudimentary, carpels 3, free, glabrous, styles terminal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s19" data-properties="whole-organism architecture;ovule quantity">ovules 2–4.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s20" data-properties="fruits follicle quantity;pedicel orientation;fruit orientation;fruit orientation;fruit shape;fruit some measurement;fruit reflectance;fruit pubescence;fruit dehiscence"><b>Fruits </b>follicles, 3 (or 4), pedicels recurving, fruits inverted, retrorse, ovate-elongate, 1.5–5 mm, shining, glabrous, dehiscent along whole adaxial suture;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s21" data-properties="hypanthium duration">hypanthium persistent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s22" data-properties="sepal duration;sepal orientation">sepals persistent, spreading to appressed;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s23" data-properties="style duration">styles persistent, forming a beak.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s24" data-properties="seed quantity;seed shape;seed texture;seed shape;seed architecture or coloration or relief"><b>Seeds </b>2–4, elongate, membranous, caudate at both ends, scalariform-reticulate, seed-coat loose.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s25" data-properties="seed-coat architecture or fragility;x chromosome quantity;x chromosome quantity">x = 7, 9.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=North America;Eurasia;temperate regions |discussion=<p>Species 1.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- 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Lawrence Mellichamp |authority=Linnaeus |rank=genus |parent rank=tribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Rosaceae |distribution=North America;Eurasia;temperate regions |reference=None |publication title=Opera Var., |publication year=1758 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V9/V9_712.xml |subfamily=Rosaceae subfam. Amygdaloideae |tribe=Rosaceae tribe Spiraeeae |genus=Aruncus |base quantity=1/2 |base shape=cuneate |blade position=cauline |blade shape=ovate |blade size=reduced |blade some measurement=15cm;60cm |blade width=thick;thin |bract presence=absent |bracteole architecture=simple |bracteole architecture or function or pubescence=glandular |carpel fusion=free |carpel pubescence=glabrous |carpel quantity=3 |cauline leaf architecture=2-3-irregularly ternate;odd-pinnate |cauline leaf architecture or shape=pinnate |cauline leaf arrangement=alternate |cauline leaf quantity=2;3 |epicalyx bractlet presence=absent |flower diameter=3mm;4mm |flower reproduction=unisexual |fruit dehiscence=dehiscent |fruit orientation=retrorse;inverted |fruit pubescence=glabrous |fruit reflectance=shining |fruit shape=ovate-elongate |fruit some measurement=1.5mm;5mm |fruits follicle quantity=3 |hair architecture=rhizomatous;glandular;multicellular;simple |hair course=straight;curved |herbage pubescence=glabrous or;sparsely densely hairy |hypanthium duration=persistent |hypanthium shape=bowl--shaped |hypanthium some measurement=0.5mm;1mm |inflorescence architecture=500-2500-flowered |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal |leaf duration=deciduous |leaflet architecture=long-petiolulate |leaflet quantity=9;45 |leaflet shape=broadly ovate;narrowly lanceolate |margin architecture or shape=entire;pinnate;serrate |margin prominence or shape=flat |nectar ring development=developed |ovule quantity=2;4 |pedicel orientation=recurving |pedicel presence=absent |petal coloration=white |petal quantity=5 |petal shape=obovate;elliptic |petiole length or size=long |petiole presence=absent |rhizome architecture=branching |rhizome texture=woody |rhizome width=thick |root relief=coarse |root texture=fibrous |seed architecture or coloration or relief=scalariform-reticulate |seed quantity=2;4 |seed shape=caudate;elongate |seed texture=membranous |seed-coat architecture or fragility=loose |sepal duration=persistent;persistent |sepal orientation=spreading;appressed |sepal quantity=5 |sepal shape=triangular |series quantity=1 |stamen atypical quantity=20;30 |stamen length or size=longer |stamen prominence=rudimentary |stamen quantity=20 |stem architecture=simple |stem architecture or shape=sheathing |stem fragility or size=stout |stem orientation=erect |stem pubescence=glaucous |stem quantity=1;5 |style duration=persistent |style position or structure subtype=terminal |torus size=minute |whole-organism architecture=pistillate;pistillate;staminate;staminate |whole_organism atypical some measurement=15dm;20dm |whole_organism duration=perennial |whole_organism growth form=herb;clump-forming |whole_organism some measurement=5dm;15dm |x chromosome quantity=9;7 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Rosaceae tribe Spiraeeae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Rosaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Aruncus.