Laserpitium latifolium
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Laserpitium |
| Species: | L. latifolium |
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Laserpitium latifolium, common name Broad Leaved Sermountain is an herbaceous perennial plant in the genus Laserpitium belonging to the family Apiaceae.
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[edit] Description
Laserpitium latifolium reaches on average 50–150 centimetres (20–59 in) of height. The inflorescence has a diameter of 10–15 centimetres (3.9–5.9 in). The stem is green-grayish, round, erect and lightly grooved, branched on the top. Leaves are quite large, biternate and petiolated, with a prominent central rib. Leaflets are ovate or heart-shaped and toothed. Size of leaves: 3-10 cm long, 2-6 cm wide. Flowers are white, clustered in unbrels of 25-40 rays. The diameter of umbels reach 20–30 centimetres (7.9–12 in). The flowering season is from May to August. Fruits are oblong and flattened, 5–10 mm 5–10 millimetres (0.20–0.39 in) long.
[edit] Distribution
It is widespread in most of Europe except Albania, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Holland and Portugal. It has been introduced in Belgium.
[edit] Habitat
It grows in mountain dry forests, on grassy slopes, on the sunny edges of woods or in meadows. It prefers calcareous soils and a nutrient-rich substrate, at an altitude of 400–2,100 metres (1,300–6,900 ft) above sea level.
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Laserpitium latifolium - Figure from Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen
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Close-up on flowers of Laserpitium latifolium
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Flowers of Laserpitium latifolium
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Leaves of 'Laserpitium latifolium
[edit] References
- Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia - Edagricole – 1982
- Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
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