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hogfennel

Peucedanum palustre (L.) Moench
hogfennel
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Peucedanum palustre (L.) Moench, known as hogfennel, is a biennial plant in the Apiaceae family. It is native to Europe and parts of Central Asia.

Description

Peucedanum palustre, commonly called hogfennel or milk-parsley, is a biennial plant in the carrot family (Apiaceae). It is characterized by a thin, milky latex present in its young parts. Native to Europe and extending eastward into Central Asia, this species is often found in wetland habitats. It was first described in 1794 and belongs to the genus Peucedanum.

Other common names

milk parsleyhogfennel

Synonyms

Libanotis annuaOreoselis pisanaPeucedanum sylvestrePeucedanum crouanorumPeucedanum schiwereckiiPeucedanum idanenseThysselinum sylvestreThysselinum palustreThysselinum pliniiThysselinum schiwerekiiThyselium palustreThysselinum angustifoliumThysselinum crouanorumSium virensSelinum palustreSelinum intermediumSelinum lactescensSelinum schiwerekiiSelinum sublactescensSelinum tysselinumSelinum sylvestreSelinum cantabrigenseAthamanta flexuosaAthamanta pisanaCalestania palustrisCallisace schiefereckiiCnidium palustreLaserpitium simplexThysselinum palustre var. sylvestreThysselinum palustre var. macropterum

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