Bupleurum · Kew POWO · Kew Plants of the World Online
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Bupleurum is a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae, commonly known as hare's-ears. It is classified within the order Apiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta, belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The taxon is accepted at the genus rank.
The genus is native to a wide range of locations, including Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Assam, Austria, the Azores, Baleares, and the Baltic States. Records from various institutions in the United States, China, France, India, and Algeria document its presence.
Synthesized by Vinony from 32 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
hare's-ears
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
Perennial, erect, branched. Leaves lanceolate, veins 7-9, apex abruptly acute, mucronate; upper leaves slightly amplexicaul; lower leaves with attenuate bases. Involucral bracts lacking, rarely 1-2. Rays 6-12, 2-3 cm long. Involucel of 5-6 linear to lanceolate bractlets, as long or shorter than the flowers. Fruit elliptic to oblong, 4 mm long; ridges prominent; furrows 3-vittate; commissure 4-vittate.
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 793
- With media
- 701
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Collections
- US, A, DBG, MICH, RSA, ILLS
- Recorded in
- China, France, United States, India, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain
Research
1,017 papers- Recent Progress in Saikosaponin Biosynthesis in Bupleurum.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2021
- Pharmacological Effects and Chemical Constituents of Bupleurum.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2019
- Antidepressant Active Components of Bupleurum chinense DC-Paeonia lactiflora Pall Herb Pair: Pharmacological Mechanisms.BioMed research international · 2022
- Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Bupleurum in Medical Treatment: A Comprehensive Overview.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
- Genus Bupleurum: a review of its phytochemistry, pharmacology and modes of action.The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology · 2011
via PubMed
Wikidata facts
Show 8 more facts
- Commons category
- Bupleurum
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Bupleurum
- topic's main category
- Category:Bupleurum
- Commons gallery
- Bupleurum
- taxon common name
- 柴胡属
- has fruit type
- achene
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