Afrosciadium magalismontanum (Sond.) P.J.D.Winter is a plant in the Apiaceae family, order Apiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Afrosciadium magalismontanum (Sond.) P.J.D.Winter

Afrosciadium magalismontanum (Sond.) P.J.D.Winter

Afrosciadium magalismontanum is a perennial tuberous herb in the carrot family native to parts of southern Africa.

Family
Genus
Afrosciadium
Order
Apiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Afrosciadium magalismontanum (Sond.) P.J.D.Winter

Afrosciadium magalismontanum (Sond.) P.J.D.Winter is a species belonging to the carrot plant family, Apiaceae. This is a perennial tuberous herb, and it is native to subtropical areas of eastern South Africa, including the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces regions, as well as Eswatini. It grows a tall, narrow stem that splits into multiple evenly spaced branches close to its top. Each branch ends in a cluster of small yellow flowers. Before the genus Afrosciadium was established in 2008, this species was classified under the synonym Peucedanum magalismontanum.

Photo: (c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Apiales Apiaceae Afrosciadium

More from Apiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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