| Conioselinum chinense (L.) BSP. |
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Family | Umbelliferae — APG family: Apiaceae |
Synonyms | Conioselinum gmelinii (Cham. & Schlecht.) Coult. & Rose, Ligusticum gmelinii Cham. & Schlecht., Conioselinum benthami (S. Wats.) Fern., Athamantha chinensis L., Conioselinum kamtschaticum Rupr., Selinum benthami S. Wats. |
Common name | hemlock parsley |
Description | Stem from stout taproot; leaves 2-3-pinnate, leaflets more or less lobed; petioles with sheath at base; umbel with numerous rays;. involucre with a few bracts or lack- ing bracts; involucels of narrow, scarious-margined bractlets; petals ovate with in- flexed apex, white; fruit oblong-oval, glabrous; dorsal ribs acute, corky; lateral ribs broader and thin-winged. |
Ecology | Meadows, sandy shores. Described (erroneously) from China; type probably originated from New York. |