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Afrosciadium platycarpum

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Native range
SE. Cape Prov. to Mpumalanga
Climate
subtropical

About

Afrosciadium platycarpum is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial tuberous herb, endemic to southeastern South Africa.

Afrosciadium platycarpum was previously classified as Peucedanum platycarpum 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 platycarpum 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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