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Plant Index

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Aegopodium podagraria

Aegopodium podagraria L.

bishop’s goutweed, goutweed

Synonym(s): Aegopodium podagraria var. variegatum

Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s Goutweed)

Image ID: 4532
Image by: Hardin, J.W.
Image Collection: Herbarium Collection

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: AEPO
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aegopodium podagraria
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2016-05-08

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: AEGOP
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Aegopodium
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Goutweed
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 5-7 species, perennial herbs, of temperate Eurasia.
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GENUS REFERENCES: Mathias & Constance (1945)=MC.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: APIACE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Apiaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Lindley 1836 or UMBELLIFERAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Carrot Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 445 genera and about 3540 species of herbs (rarely shrubs or trees), cosmopolitan, but especially north temperate. Hydrocotyle is more closely related to Araliaceae, and has been transferred there (Chandler & Plunkett 2004).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Mathias & Constance (1945)=MC. [also see ARALIACEAE]

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb

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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
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BLOOM TIME: May-Aug

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White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable

FRUITING PERIOD: Jul-Sep.

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NATIVE RANGE: Europe & western Asia

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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
2837	1987-0344			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
4719	2837	8	NCBG staff	1980-04-20	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: AEPO
USDA Common Name: Bishop's Goutweed
Native Status: L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)
Distribution: USA (CT, DC, DE, GA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW		FAC		FACU			FAC	FAC	FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aegopodium podagraria
COMMON NAME: Goutweed
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, Il, K, MC, Pa, Va; > A. podagraria var. podograria - G, RAB; > A. podagraria var. variegatum L.H. Bailey - G, RAB]
PHENOLOGY: May-Aug; Jul-Sep.
HABITAT: Disturbed areas; native of Europe.
COMMENTS: The cultivated forms encountered in our area are usually those with white-margined or variegated leaves.
RANGE MAP: Aegopodium podagraria.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Apiaceae Lindley 1836 or UMBELLIFERAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Carrot Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 445 genera and about 3540 species of herbs (rarely shrubs or trees), cosmopolitan, but especially north temperate. Hydrocotyle is more closely related to Araliaceae, and has been transferred there (Chandler & Plunkett 2004).
REFERENCE: Mathias & Constance (1945)=MC. [also see ARALIACEAE]

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Aegopodium L. (Goutweed)
SUMMARY: A genus of 5-7 species, perennial herbs, of temperate Eurasia.
REFERENCE: Mathias & Constance (1945)=MC.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Aegopodium podagraria in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Aegopodium podagraria in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Aegopodium podagraria in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Aegopodium podagraria in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Aegopodium podagraria in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Aegopodium podagraria

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 4532 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 4532 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 4532 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)