Laserpitium siler | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Laserpitium |
Species: | L. siler
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Binomial name | |
Laserpitium siler L.
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Laserpitium siler, the laserwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Apiaceae. It is a robust perennial that can reach a height of about 30–100 centimetres (12–39 in). It has bipinnate, alternate leaves, and produces compound umbels of white five-stellate flowers from June to August.[2]
This species can be found in central and southern Europe, in the Alps, the Balkans, the 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).