Seseli gummiferum

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 sticky moon carrot, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant belonging to tribe Selineae of the family Apiaceae.

Description

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

Seseli gummiferum occurs in Eastern Europe, the Aegean and Crimea.

Habitat

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

  • Wild plants flowering on the limestone cliffs of Diva rock, Simeiz, southwestern Crimea
    Wild plants flowering on the limestone cliffs of Diva rock, Simeiz,
    southwestern Crimea
  • Mid-shot of wild specimen flowering on the summit of Koba-Koi, Novyi Svit, southeastern Crimea.
    Mid-shot of wild specimen flowering on the summit of Koba-Koi, Novyi Svit, southeastern Crimea.

References

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