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Dictamnus dasycarpus (gasplant)

Synonyms: Dictamnus albus dasycarpus (homotypic); Dictamnus albus var. dasycarpus (homotypic); Dictamnus dasycarpus f. velutinus; Dictamnus dasycarpus var. velutinus

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  Poisonous;
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Bees
Scent [2]  The whole plant gives out a scent somewhat like orange peel - this is especially noticeable on hot days. When the plant is bruised this smell becomes more like fine balsam.
Structure [4]  Herb
Usage [2]  The plant contains an essential oil; Yields from the fresh flowering plant are around 3% on a dry weight basis; This oil is used as a cosmetic;
Height [2]  39 inches (1 m)
Width [2]  24 inches (0.6 m)
Light Preference [3]  Mostly Sunny
Soil Acidity [3]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [3]  Infertile
Soil Moisture [3]  Mostly Dry
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External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Ellenberg, H., Weber, H.E., Dull, R., Wirth, V., Werner, W., Paulissen, D. (1991) Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18, 1–248
♦ 4Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 5HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 6Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0