Seseli gummiferum
| Seseli gummiferum | |
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| At the Orto Botanico di Brera, Milano | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Seseli |
| Species: | S. gummiferum
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| Binomial name | |
| Seseli gummiferum Pall. ex Sm.
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Seseli gummiferum, the moon carrot, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the family Apiaceae.
Description
[edit]Seseli gummiferum can reach a height of about 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in). It has a thick, branching stem with a basal rosette of greyish—green leaves and five-inch umbels of white flowers, sometimes with a pink tinge. This plant flowers from July to September.
Distribution
[edit]Seseli gummiferum is present in the Eastern Europe, in Aegean and the Crimea.
Habitat
[edit]It grows in rocky mountainous areas, on limestone cliffs at an elevation up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).
References
[edit]External links
[edit] Media related to Seseli gummiferum at Wikimedia Commons
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