Biology:Atractylodes lancea

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Short description: Species of plant

Atractylodes lancea
オケラ Atractylodes japonica.JPG
Flower
ホソバオケラ2.JPG
Foliage
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Atractylodes
Species:
A. lancea
Binomial name
Atractylodes lancea
Synonyms[1]

Atractylodes lancea (syns. Atractylodes chinensis, Atractylodes japonica, Atractylodes ovata; Japanese: オケラ, romanized: okera, Eastern ukera, ukira) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Vietnam, most of China, Korea, the southern Russian Far East, and Japan.[1] It is the source of cāng zhú, a Chinese herbal medicine sold to people suffering from a variety of ailments.[2]

Note variation in leaf shape on individual plant

References

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