Seseli gummiferum

Seseli gummiferum, the moon carrot, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the family Apiaceae.

Seseli gummiferum
At the Orto Botanico di Brera, Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Seseli
Species:
S. gummiferum
Binomial name
Seseli gummiferum
Pall. ex Sm.

Description

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

Seseli gummiferum is present in the Eastern Europe, in Aegean and the Crimea.

Habitat

It grows in rocky mountainous areas, on limestone cliffs at an elevation up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).

References

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