Haksan boufu

Peucedanum multivittatum

  • Haksan boufu
  • Haksan boufu
  • Flower name
    Haksan boufu
  • Scientific name
    Peucedanum multivittatum
  • Alias白山防風, Peucedanum multivittatum
  • Place of originJapan
  • Place of floweringHigh mountain
  • Flowering seasonJuly, August, September

What is Haksan boufu

Haksan boufu or Peucedanum multivittatum (scientific name: Peucedanum multivittatum) is an evergreen perennial herb in the family Apiaceae native to Japan. It grows wild in alpine meadows from Hokkaido to north of the Chubu region. The stems are medium-stemmed and erect. The leaves are 1-2 times pinnate compound leaves with broadly ovate lobes and rough serrations on the leaf margins. In summer, it produces many small white flowers on a spreading inflorescence.

Common name: Haksan boufu Scientific name: Peucedanum multivittatum, aka: eucedanum multivittatum, Place of origin: Japan, habitat distribution: Hokkaido to north of central Japan, environment: alpine meadows, habitat type: evergreen perennial herb, Stem: Hollow and erect, Leaf shape: 1 or 2 times pinnate compound leaf, lobes: broadly ovate, leaf margins: rough serrated, Leaf margin: rough serrate; flower color: white; flower diameter: 0.2-0.3 cm; flowering season: July-September; inflorescence form: double-scattered inflorescence.


  • Order
    Apiales
  • Family
    Apiaceae
  • Genus
    Peucedanum
  • Species
    P. multivittatum
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scattered inflorescence/ umbrella shape
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    2 times pinnate compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typealpine evergreen perennial herb
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height30.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.2 ~ 0.3 cm

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