Filipendula ulmaria

Growing form

Perennial, rhizomatous herb.

Size

50–150 cm high.

Stem

The stem is erect and rigid.

Leaf

The leaf-arrangement is spiral. The basal leaves are 20–40 cm long and numerous. The stem leaves are numerous too. The lamina is gray beneath and interruptedly imparipinnate with three to five pairs of leaflets. The terminal leaflet is larger than the other leaflets and cleft into three to five lobes. The other leaflets are ovate and doubly serrate. There are very small leaflets between the larger leaflets.

Flower

The inflorescence is a long (5–25 cm), dense compound panicle. The flowers are fragrant. The petals (3–4 mm) are white with hint of yellow. There are typically five petals and sepals, and numerous stamens and carpels in a flower.

Fruit and seed

The fruit is a helicoid, glabrous, about 3 mm long achene.

Source: Pinkka e-learning: Excursion to Åland - Nature trail, Nåtö. CC BY 4.0

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Observations
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Checklist
MR.1
Scientific name
Filipendula ulmaria
Author
(L.) Maxim.
Vernacular names
  • mesiangervo (Finnish)
  • älggräs (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.38795
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
Status in Finland
  • AOV - spontaneous, old, resident
Regulatory Status
  • Vascular plants – SUMI Project 2022 ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
  • 2019 LC – Least Concern
  • 2010 LC – Least Concern
Expert
  • Arto Kurtto
DNA barcode sequences
Filipendula ulmaria
26 public records
Informal groups
  • Vascular plants