Biology:Laserpitium siler

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Laserpitium siler
Apiaceae - Laserpitium siler.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Laserpitium
Species:
L. siler
Binomial name
Laserpitium siler
L.
Synonyms[1]
  • Siler montanum Crantz

Laserpitium siler, the laserwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Apiaceae. It is a robust perennial that can reach a height of about 30–100 centimetres (12–39 in). It has bipinnate, alternate leaves, and produces compound umbels of white five-stellate flowers from June to August.[2]

This species can be found in central and southern Europe, in the Alps, the Balkans, the Apennine Mountains and the Iberian Peninsula.[2] It occurs in gorges and rocky slopes at an elevation of 800–2,250 metres (2,620–7,380 ft).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7755372 entry