Seseli gummiferum

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Seseli gummiferum
At the Orto Botanico di Brera, Milano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Seseli
Species:
S. gummiferum
Binomial name
Seseli gummiferum
Pall. ex Sm.

Seseli gummiferum, the moon carrot, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the family Apiaceae.

Description[edit]

Seseli gummiferum can reach a height of about 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in). It has a thick, branching stem with a basal rosette of greyish—green leaves and five-inch umbels of white flowers, sometimes with a pink tinge. This plant flowers from July to September.

Distribution[edit]

Seseli gummiferum is present in the Eastern Europe, in Aegean and the Crimea.

Habitat[edit]

It grows in rocky mountainous areas, on limestone cliffs at an elevation up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).

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