Aruncus dioicus




Family Rosaceae
Scientific name Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald
Synonyms Actaea dioica Walter; Aruncus americanus Nakai; Aruncus asiaticus (Pojarkova) Kitagawa; Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald var. acuminatus (Rydberg) Rydberg ex H. Hara; Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald var. kamtschaticus (Maximovicz) H. Hara; Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald var. pubescens (Rydberg) Fernald; Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald var. tenuifolius (Nakai ex H. Hara) H. Hara; Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald var. triternatus (Wallich ex Maximowicz) H. Hara; Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald var. vulgaris (Maximovicz) H. Hara; Aruncus kamtschaticus (Maximowicz) Rydberg; Aruncus kamtschaticus (Maximowicz) Rydberg var. tomentosus (Koidzumi) Miyabe & Tatewaki; Aruncus sylvester Kosteletzky ex Maximovicz; Aruncus sylvester Kosteletzky ex Maximovicz subsp. acuminatus (Rydberg) Jepson; Aruncus sylvester Kosteletzky ex Maximovicz var. kamtschaticus Maximowicz; Aruncus sylvester Kosteletzky ex Maximovicz var. tenuifolius Nakai ex H. Hara; Aruncus sylvester Kosteletzky ex Maximovicz var. tomentosus Koidzumi; Aruncus sylvester Kosteletzky ex Maximovicz var. triternatus Wallich ex Maximowicz; Aruncus sylvester Kosteletzky ex Maximovicz var. vulgaris Maximowicz; Aruncus tomentosus (Koidzumi) Koidzumi; Aruncus vulgaris (Maximovicz) Rafinesque ex H. Hara; Astilbe aruncus (L.) Treviranus; Spiraea aruncus L.; Ulmaria aruncus (Linnaeus) Hill
Common name (Japanese common name) yamabuki shouma [yamabuki leaved shouma (yamabuki = Kerria japonica (L.) De Candolle, shouma = a traditional Chinese medicine)]
(English common name) goatsbeard, goat's beard
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu,
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Caucasus, Turkey, Europe, Canada, USA
Chromosomal number n=9, 2n=18
Description Plants electing 30-90cm tall. Leaves leaflets each 3-10cm long. Flowers white, flowering in June to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald
Aruncus sylvester Kosteletzky ex Maximowicz
Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fernald var. vulgaris (Maxim.) H. Hara
Antibiotic preparation and use of the same in plants (US Patent 5604208/1997)
Compositions and methods for modulating pignant production in plants (WIPO Patent WO/2007/027105)
Antibiotic preparation and use of the same in plants (European Patent EP0566291/1993)
Novel antibiotec substance YSL-1,2,3,4 and 5 and its production (Japanese Patent JP03251188/1991)
Note Photos below are those of plants which were cultivated by Hokkaido University Botanical Garden and displayed as Aruncus dioicus var. tenuifolius.



June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden


June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden