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Peucedanum japonicum
Also called Coastal Hog Fennel
Coastal hogfennel is a stout perennial umbellifer of seashores and coastal areas in East Asia, growing 30 to 100 cm tall with glaucous, ternate leaves. It is a wild coastal species, best grown in sandy, free-draining soil in full sun.
Peucedanum japonicum, also known as coastal hog fennel, is a species of Peucedanum, a genus rich in medicinal species belonging to the parsley family, Apiaceae.
The plant inhabits coastal areas and seashores below 100 meters, typically in soil found to be slightly acidic to mildly alkaline.
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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.
