Laserpitium latifolium, common name Broad Leaved Sermountain is an herbaceous

Herbaceous

A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...

 perennial plant in the genus Laserpitium belonging to the family Apiaceae

Apiaceae

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Description

Laserpitium latifolium reaches on average 50–150 cm (19.7–59.1 ) of height. The inflorescence has a diameter of 10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 ). The stem is green-grayish, round, erect and lightly grooved, branched on the top. Leaves are quite large, biternate and petiolated, with a prominent central rib. Leaflets are ovate or heart-shaped and toothed. Size of leaves: 3-10 cm long, 2-6 cm wide. Flowers are white, clustered in unbrels of 25-40 rays. The diameter of umbels reach 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 ). The flowering season is from May to August. Fruits are oblong and flattened, 5–10 mm 5–10 mm (0.196850393700787–0.393700787401575 ) long.

Distribution

It is widespread in most of Europe

Europe

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 except Albania

Albania

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, Great Britain

Great Britain

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, Greece

Greece

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, Ireland

Ireland

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, Holland and Portugal

Portugal

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. It has been introduced in Belgium

Belgium

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Habitat

It grows in mountain dry forests, on grassy slopes, on the sunny edges of woods or in meadows. It prefers calcareous soils and a nutrient-rich substrate, at an altitude of 400–2100 m (1,312.3–6,889.8 ) above sea level.

External links

• Biolib
• Laserpitium latifolium
• Laserpitium latifolium