Bupleurum falcatum

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Bupleurum falcatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Bupleurum
Species:
B. falcatum
Binomial name
Bupleurum falcatum

Bupleurum falcatum, the sickle-leaved hare's-ear,[1] sickle hare's ear or sickle-leaf hare's ear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.[2]

It is found in Europe and the Caucasus.[3]

In East Asia, the scientific name Bupleurum falcatum is often misapplied to another species, Bupleurum stenophyllum.[4]

Bupleurum falcatum has been found to possess antidepressant properties, mediated through the serotonergic and noradrenergic systems (although the precise mechanism remains to be found).[5]

Subspecies

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Three subspecies are accepted.[3]

  • Bupleurum falcatum subsp. corsicum (Coss. & Kralik) Rouy & E.G.Camus – Corsica
  • Bupleurum falcatum subsp. dilatatum (Schur) Soó – Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania
  • Bupleurum falcatum subsp. falcatum – France to the Caucasus and eastern European Russia

References

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