Aconogonon alpine , or Taran alpine ( lat.Aconogonon alpinum ) - a type of herbaceous plant that belongs to the genus Aconogonon ( Aconogonon ) of the buckwheat family ( Polygonaceae ), is found in the Arctic and temperate zone of the Old World and in western North America .
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Other names - Alpine Highlander, Bashkir cabbage, Alpine buckwheat.
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Biological Description
Perennial herb up to 100 cm high.
The stem is erect, slightly branched, branches are short, bare or more or less hairy.
Leaves from ovate-lanceolate to elongate-lanceolate, 4-12 cm long and 1-2.5 cm wide, pointed, with wavy edges, wedge-shaped base, hairy on both sides.
Flowers are collected in a thick leafless panicle. The perianth is white, corolla-shaped, 2.5-3.5 mm long, with an articulation at its base.
The fruit is a trihedral, brown, shiny nutlet, 3.0-3.5 mm long, equal to the perianth or slightly protrudes from it.
It blooms in July and August. The fruits ripen in August and September.
Distribution and Ecology
The plant grows in Europe (highlands) , Central Asia , Mongolia , the Caucasus and the Far East .
It occurs in meadows, meadow steppes, along forest edges, coastal cliffs, sand and gravel deposits, on stony outcrops, rises in the subalpine zone .
Plant Raw Material
The plant contains organic acids , flavonoids (in the aerial mass up to 0.080, in flowers up to 0.075%), glycosides ; in the roots up to 20% of tannins .
Application
In the spring, young stems and leaves are eaten for the preparation of salads and green cabbage soup (instead of sorrel ).
It is a promising tanidonos. The roots are used for tanning the skin.
In folk medicine, the aerial part of the plant and roots were used as an astringent for dysentery .
Black and brown dyes can be obtained from the root extract.
Honey plant .
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .
Literature
- Dudchenko L.G., Koziakov A.S., Krivenko V.V. Spicy-aromatic and spicy-flavoring plants: Reference book / Otv. ed. K. M. Sytnik. - K .: Naukova Dumka , 1989 .-- 304 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-12-000483-0 .
- Gubanov I.A. et al. 449. Polygonum alpinum All. [ Aconogonon alpinum (All.) Schur] - Alpine Highlander // Illustrated Key to Plants of Central Russia. In 3 t . - M .: T-in scientific. ed. KMK, Institute of Technology. ISS., 2003. - T. 2. Angiosperms (dicotyledonous: dicotyledonous). - S. 47. - ISBN 9-87317-128-9 .