Arctopus echinatus L.

  • Filed As

    Apiaceae
    Arctopus echinatus L.

  • Habitat

    Fynbos; field/ meadow, soil; moist/damp, tack turf, full sun, N, mowed lawn/ meadow.

  • Description

    Herb; perennial, leaves; spiny, grow flat against the ground, broad, ±5-10cm wide, 10- 15cm long, roots; tuber like, woody centre, exudate; white on cutting root, spines; 5mm long, covering leaf, flower; male umbels, 10-15 per cluster, on stalks ±2-5cm, white, coomon, native.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00764510

    Occurrence ID: cc273cff-51f3-4dca-be76-69c7a4bed300

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Apiales

  • Family

    Apiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Arctopus echinatus L.

The New York Botanical Garden and
National Museum, Bloemfontein
NYBG / MRL Floristic & Phytochemical Survey
Apiaceae
Arctopus echinatus L.
determined by: G. Potgieter: 2000
Herb; perennial, leaves; spiny, grow flat against the ground, broad, ±5-10cm wide, 10-
15cm long, roots; tuber like, woody centre, exudate; white on cutting root, spines; 5mm
long, covering leaf, flower; male umbels, 10-15 per cluster, on stalks ±2-5cm, white,
coomon, native.
South Africa, Eastern Cape, Humansdorp. St. Francis Bay, near bowling club on
communal land: 34°9'826"S, 24°49654"E. elev: 0 m
Fynbos; field/ meadow, soil; moist/damp, tack turf, full sun, N, mowed lawn/ meadow.
Phytochemical Sample Codes: 198a PL(RB-239)
R. Brand 198 with S. Kay	04-Jun-00
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