Milk Parsley
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Peucedanum |
| Species: | P. palustre |
| Binomial name | |
| Peucedanum palustre (L.) Moench |
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Milk Parsley (Peucedanum palustre) is a plant in the family Apiaceae. Also known as Marsh Hog's Fennel.
It resides on wetlands, mires etc., shallow riverbanks, occasionally on ditches and other smaller water features. It's relatively shadow-tolerant. It requires seasonal submerging of the site to compete with other plants. It's the main foodplant for Old World Swallowtail.
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