Seseli gummiferum | |
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Seseli gummiferum at the Orto Botanico di Brera, Milano | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Seseli |
Species: | S. gummiferum |
Binomial name | |
Seseli gummiferum Pall. ex Smith |
Seseli gummiferum, the moon carrot, is a species of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Apiaceae.
Seseli gummiferum can reach a height of about 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in). It has a thick, branching stem with a basal rosette of greyish—green leaves and five-inch umbels of white flowers, sometimes with a pink tinge. This plant flowers from July to September.
Seseli gummiferum is present in the Eastern Europe, in Aegean and the Crimea.
It grows in rocky mountainous areas, on limestone cliffs at an elevation up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).