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Hare's ear

Bupleurum rotundifolium

Also called Thorow Wax, Round Leaved Thoroughwax, Thoroughwax, Throw Wax

Hare's ear
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
C. & E. Europe, Medit. to C. Asia
Climate
temperate

About

Bupleurum rotundifolium, hare's ear or hound's ear, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Bupleurum, it is native to Morocco, Algeria, southern, central and eastern Europe, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Successful in disturbed areas, it is now an established weed in the eastern United States, and in South Africa, and is introduced elsewhere.

Other Bupleurum plants

Bupleurum angulosum · Golden Hare's Ear · Small Hare's Ear · Chinese Thoroughwax · Bupleuro di Marettimo · Bupleuro delle Madoni · Chinese Thoroughwax · Shrubby Hare's Ear · Bupleurum handiense · Hare's-ear · Lanceleaf thorow wax · Bupleurum libanoticum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bupleurum rotundifolium 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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