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Afrosciadium natalense

Afrosciadium natalense is a tuberous perennial herb in the carrot family, native to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is rarely grown in gardens, so care notes are limited and mostly general.

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately during the growing season and let the soil dry out between waterings; keep it drier while dormant.
Soil
Free-draining soil or gritty mix, since the tubers rot in waterlogged ground.
Temperature
Frost-tender in cold climates; protect below about 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
subtropical

About

Afrosciadium natalense is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb, endemic to the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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

Other Afrosciadium plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Afrosciadium natalense by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

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