Biology:Cenolophium

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Cenolophium
Cenolophium denudatum02.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Genus: Cenolophium
W.D.J.Koch
Species:
C. denudatum
Binomial name
Cenolophium denudatum
(Hornem.) Tutin
Synonyms
  • Cenolophium fischeri (Spreng.) W.D.J. Koch ex DC.
  • Athamanta denudata Fisch. ex Hornem.

Cenolophium is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Its only species is Cenolophium denudatum (known as Baltic parsley), native to Europe and Asia. A herbaceous perennial, it grows to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall by 0.5 m (1.6 ft) wide, with dark green divided leaves and, in summer, many umbels of tiny pale green or white flowers on branching naked stems (hence the Latin specific name denudatum).[1] The stems are sometimes purple in colour. The flowers are attractive to numerous insects.[2]

In cultivation in the United Kingdom , this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit[2] (confirmed 2017).[3]

References

  1. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "RHS Plantfinder - Cenolophium denudatum". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/42450/i-Cenolophium-denudatum-i/Details. Retrieved 21 January 2018. 
  3. "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 17. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 24 January 2018. 

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