Rosaceae FAMILY

Aruncus dioicus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Cyanogenic glycosides are found in the leaves[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Aruncus dioicus is a vigorous, herbaceous, perennial plant with a stout, much-branched but shortly-creeping rhizome; it can grow up to 2 metres tall. The plant produces a tight cluster of unbranched stems which flower at their apex[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. Much grown in gardens, it makes an excellent tall ground cover that is very effective in holding invasive roots at bay.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWidely spread in temperate regions of central and southern Europe, Asia to Japan and Korea; East & West N. America - Alaska to California, Georgia

HabitatDamp woods, shady places and by streams, usually in mountainous areas[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. , 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ]. Rich woods, stream banks, north-facing roadsides, seeps, ditches; at elevations from 10 - 1,500 metres in N. America[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].