Apiaceae
American silvertop
Glehnia littoralis
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Glehnia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 濱防風, 珊瑚菜, 北沙参, 海沙参, 莱阳参, 辽沙参, 北沙参。갯방풍
- English
- American silvertop
- Japanese
- ハマボウフウ, 浜防風
- Korean
- 갯방풍
- Portuguese
- Glehnia
Synonyms
- Cymopterus littoralis J.G.Cooper
- Phellopterus littoralis Benth.
- Phellopterus littoralis (J.G.Cooper & A.Gray) F.Schmidt
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jpbrigand, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![American silvertop: 北沙參(珊瑚菜) Glehnia littoralis [香港西貢獅子會自然教育中心 Saikung, Hong Kong]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/%E5%8C%97%E6%B2%99%E5%8F%83%28%E7%8F%8A%E7%91%9A%E8%8F%9C%29_Glehnia_littoralis_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E8%A5%BF%E8%B2%A2%E7%8D%85%E5%AD%90%E6%9C%83%E8%87%AA%E7%84%B6%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83_Saikung%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289229860186%29.jpg/1280px-%E5%8C%97%E6%B2%99%E5%8F%83%28%E7%8F%8A%E7%91%9A%E8%8F%9C%29_Glehnia_littoralis_-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E8%A5%BF%E8%B2%A2%E7%8D%85%E5%AD%90%E6%9C%83%E8%87%AA%E7%84%B6%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83_Saikung%2C_Hong_Kong-_%289229860186%29.jpg)
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.