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Filipendula
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Filipendula is a genus of 12 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Well-known species include meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) and dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris), both native to Europe, and queen-of-the-forest (Filipendula occidentalis) and queen-of-the-prairie (Filipendula rubra), native to North America.
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Filipendula is a genus of plants within the family Rosaceae. It belongs to the order Rosales and the class Magnoliopsida, with Rosoideae as its parent taxon. The scientific name is Filipendula Mill. Common names for this genus include queen, Sunnwendhansl, tavolník, and Mjødurt.
The native range of Filipendula includes Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, the Azores, the Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, and Buryatiya. It has been introduced to Colorado, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, and Québec. Records from iDigBio indicate presence in Japan, North Korea, the United States, Pakistan, and Sweden.
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Species
Filipendula
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
Filipendula est un genre de plantes de la famille des Rosaceae.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 221
- With media
- 154
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Collections
- CAS, SD, MO, CHAS, DBG
- Recorded in
- Japan, North Korea, United States, Pakistan, Sweden, Georgia, Russian Federation
Research
188 papers- Variable neuroprotective role of Filipendula ulmaria extract in rat hippocampus.Journal of integrative neuroscience · 2021
- Comparative and phylogenetic analyses of the chloroplast genomes of Filipendula species (Rosoideae, Rosaceae).Scientific reports · 2023
- Pharmacological Properties and Phytochemical Profile of Sargassum filipendula Extracts.Marine drugs · 2026
- Filipendula glaberrima Nakai extract inhibits the bacterial infection by induction of HBD2 and HBD3 expression, and reduction of the inflammatory activity.Microbiology and immunology · 2023
- Sargassum filipendula, a Source of Bioactive Compounds with Antioxidant and Matrix Metalloproteinases Inhibition Activities In Vitro with Potential Dermocosmetic Application.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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- Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
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- 蚊子草属
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Filipendula is a genus of 12 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Well-known species include meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) and dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris), both native to Europe, and queen-of-the-forest (Filipendula occidentalis) and queen-of-the-prairie (Filipendula rubra), native to North America.
The species grow to between 0.5–2 m tall, with large inflorescences of small five-petalled flowers, creamy-white to pink-tinged in most species, dark pink in F. rubra. Filipendula fruit are unusual, sometimes described as an indehiscent follicle, or as an achene.
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