Aegopodium

Giersch ( Aegopodium podagraria )

Giersch ( Aegopodium ) is a genus of flowering plants of the carrot family ( Apiaceae ). The scientific name is derived from αἴγειος ( gr aigeos " goat " ) and πούς - ποδός (Greek pous - podos "foot" ) and refers to the shape of the leaves, reminiscent of a Ziegenfuß. Therefore, for this genus the name " Geißfuß " used.

Features

All species are perennial, herbaceous plants. The leaves are pinnate single or double threes, and have wide sections.

The flowers are in double cones. Envelope and Hüllchenblätter missing. The flowers are hermaphrodite partly, partly male. The Kelchsaum is unperforated. The crown is pure white or reddish. The petal has several nerve is wrong - heart-shaped and has a registered proposed lobules. The ovary is bald.

The fruits are egg-shaped and laterally compressed. The main ribs are thready. The oil welts are dwindling. The stylus is more than twice as long as the stylus pad. This is strongly developed. The fruit holder is bifurcated.

Dissemination

The genus occurs in Europe and Asia.

System

The genus belongs to the subfamily of Apioideae. There are five to seven species of which occur only Giersch ( Aegopodium podagraria ) in Europe.

Other types are:

• Aegopodium alpestre Ledebour
• Aegopodium handelii H. Wolff
• Aegopodium henryi Diels
• Aegopodium latifolium Turczaninow
• Aegopodium tadshikorum Shishkin