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Afrosciadium kerstenii is a shrublike perennial umbellifer of the carrot family, native to high-altitude mountain woodlands and slopes in East and central Africa. It is a wild montane species rather than a commonly cultivated garden plant, so care guidance is limited.
Afrosciadium kerstenii, synonym Peucedanum kerstenii, is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is native to east tropical Africa (Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaïre). It grows among the giant groundsels (Dendrosenecio) atop of the mountains of east Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Rwenzori Mountains and the Virunga Volcanoes.
Afrosciadium kerstenii is a shrublike "large hardy perennial" umbel that grows to be 2 meters (6 – 7 feet) tall and found on the Ruwenzori Range in woodlands at altitudes of 3,500–4,200 meters (11,500–13,800 ft), and on the slopes of all the larger mountains mixed with Hagenia abyssinica.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
