Biology:Haplosciadium
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Haplosciadium is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Its only species is Haplosciadium abyssinicum. It is a flat rosette plant endemic to the Afro-alpine zones on East African mountains, occurring on moist valley bottoms above 3,500 metres (11,500 ft).[1][2] It engages in geocarpy as an adaptation to living on frost-heaved soils.
References
- ↑ Truman P. Young & Mary M. Peacock (1992). "Giant senecios and the alpine vegetation of Mount Kenya". Journal of Ecology 80 (1): 141–148. doi:10.2307/2261071. Bibcode: 1992JEcol..80..141Y. http://tpyoung.ucdavis.edu/publications/1992MtKenyaVegJEcol.pdf. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ Ralph Tomlinson (1985). "Observations on the giant groundsels of upper Kilimanjaro". Biological Conservation 31 (4): 303–316. doi:10.1016/0006-3207(85)90088-6. Bibcode: 1985BCons..31..303T.
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