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Cenolophium

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Cenolophium denudatum
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Cenolophium

Species:
C. denudatum
Binomial name
Cenolophium denudatum
(Hornem.) Tutin, 1967
Synonyms
  • Cenolophium fischeri (Spreng.) W.D.J. Koch ex DC.
  • Athamanta denudata Fisch. ex Hornem.)

Cenolophium denudatum (Baltic parsley) is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), native to Europe and Asia. It is the only member of its genus. A herbaceous perennial, it grows to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall by 0.5 m (1.6 ft) wide, with dark green divided leaves and, in summer, many umbels of tiny pale green or white flowers on branching naked stems (hence the Latin specific name denudatum).[1] The stems are sometimes purple in colour. The flowers are attractive to numerous insects.[2]

In cultivation in the UK, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit[2] (confirmed 2017).[3]

References

  1. ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  2. ^ a b "RHS Plantfinder - Cenolophium denudatum". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 17. Retrieved 24 January 2018.