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Overview
Distribution
National Distribution
United States
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
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Anonymous. 1986. List-Based Rec., Soil Conserv. Serv., U.S.D.A. Database of the U.S.D.A., Beltsville.
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Ecology
Associations
Associations
larva of Euleia heraclei mines live leaf of Pimpinella major
Foodplant / miner
larva of Phytomyza adjuncta mines leaf of Pimpinella major
Foodplant / miner
larva of Phytomyza pimpinellae mines leaf of Pimpinella major
Other: sole host/prey
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / parasite
hypophyllous colony of sporangium of Plasmopara crustosa parasitises live leaf of Pimpinella major
Foodplant / parasite
telium of Puccinia pimpinellae parasitises live Pimpinella major
Foodplant / pathogen
stalked synnema of Symphyosira anamorph of Symphyosira rosea infects and damages fallen mericarp of Pimpinella major
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Conservation
Conservation Status
National NatureServe Conservation Status
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
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Pimpinella major
Pimpinella major, common name Greater Burnet-saxifrage or Hollowstem Burnet Saxifrage, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Pimpinella belonging to the Carrot family (Apiaceae).
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Description
Pimpinella major reaches on average 30–100 centimetres (12–39 in) in height. The stem is hollow, deeply grooved, mostly glabrous and generally branched and leafy.
The leaves are dark green, slightly glossy, ovate or oblong, short-stalked, feathery, more or less deeply cut and usually pointed. Basal leaves have a petiole 20–60 centimetres (7.9–24 in) long.
The inflorescence has a diameter of 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in). The flowers, usually hermaphrodite, range from white to glowing rose or soft-pink and are gathered in umbels with from 11 to 16 stalks.
The flowering period extends from from June to August in its native habitat. The fruits are ovoid, 2–3 millimetres (0.079–0.12 in) long.
Subspecies
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var. rubra Hoppe. ex Mérat
Also known as Big Red Burnet. It is characterized by low growth and intense rose-colored petals. The stem is usually branched at the base, the branches are short and generally carry only one umbel.
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var. rosea Lindeman
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var. macrodonta (Pau) O. Bolòs & Vigo
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var orientalis (Gouam) Fi. et Paol.
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var. dissecta (Sprengel) Fi. et Paol.
- Pimpinella major (L.) Huds. var. bipinnata G. Beck
Distribution
Pimpinella major is widespread in central Europe and in the Caucasus and it is naturalized in North America.
Habitat
Pimpinella major grows in burned forests, clearings, herb-rich areas, meadows, waysides and wooded pastures. It prefers nutrient-rich substrate and chalk and limestone soils, at an altitude of 0–2,300 metres (0–7,500 ft) above sea level.
Gallery
Close-up of flowers of Pimpinella major
Plant of Pimpinella major ssp. Rubra
Figure from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen, 1796
Pimpinella major from a herbarium
Close-up of inflorescence of Pimpinella major
Leaves of Pimpinella major
References
- Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia - Edagricole – 1982 – Vil. II, pag. 190
- Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
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