Laserpitium siler
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| Plant of Laserpitium siler at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
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| Laserpitium siler L., 1753
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Laserpitium siler, common name laserwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the family Apiaceae.
Description
Laserpitium siler can reach a height of about 30–100 centimetres (12–39 in). It is a robust perennial umbellifer with bipinnate, alternate leaves. Laserpitium siler produces compound umbels of white five-stellate flowers. This plant blooms from June to August.[2]
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found in central and southern Europe -Alpes, Balkan, 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) above sea level.
References
- ^ Biolib
- ^ a b Hortipedia
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- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.
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