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Afrosciadium dispersum

Afrosciadium dispersum
Photo: Kew Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, CC BY 4.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
South Sudan to N. Uganda, SW. Tanzania
Climate
montane tropical

About

Afrosciadium dispersum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb native to tropical mountains in South Sudan, northern Uganda, and southwestern Tanzania.

Afrosciadium dispersum was previously classified as Peucedanum dispersum before the genus Afrosciadium was established in 2008.

Other Afrosciadium plants

Afrosciadium abyssinicum · Afrosciadium articulatum · Afrosciadium englerianum · Afrosciadium eylesii · Afrosciadium friesiorum · Afrosciadium gossweileri · Afrosciadium harmsianum · Afrosciadium kerstenii · Afrosciadium lundense · Afrosciadium lynesii · Wild parsley · Afrosciadium natalense

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Afrosciadium dispersum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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