Milk Parsley
Milk parsley is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *''Ligusticopsis wallichiana'' (syn. ''Selinum wallichianum''), native to the Himalayas and cultivated as a garden plant *''Peucedanum palustre'', native throughout Europe and Central Asia and with a broad distribution in the British Isles. Formerly; ''Selinum palustre''. *'' Peucedanum verticillare'', a herbaceous plant in the genus ''Peucedanum'' of the family Apiaceae, found in SE Europe and Asia *''Selinum carvifolia ''Selinum carvifolia'' is a flowering plant of the genus ''Selinum'' in the family Apiaceae. The specific name ''carvifolia'' signifies 'having leaves resembling those of Caraway'. It is a plant of fens and damp meadows, growing in most of Europe, ...

Ligusticopsis Wallichiana
''Ligusticopsis wallichiana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.Kew Plants of the World Online http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20000765-1 Retrieved at 1.01am on 15/9/21. In cultivation, it has been known by the synonym ''Selinum wallichianum''. Common name In its native Himalayas the plant is best known under its Kumaoni name भूतकेशी (bhutkeshi), meaning ''ghost's hair'' Singh, Harish "Importance of local names of some useful plants in ethnobotanical study", ''Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge'' vol 7 (2), April 2008, pps. 365-370 plant listed in table under synonym ''Selinum candollii'' DC /ref> - in reference to the fibres derived from dead petioles surrounding the top of the rootstock, which are traditionally used to ward off the evil spirits known as '' bhuts'' - and it is under this name that the dried root is traded locally. The English common name ''Wallich milk parsley'' is merely a translation of the fo ...
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Peucedanum Palustre
''Peucedanum palustre'' (milk-parsley) is an almost glabrous biennial plant in the family Apiaceae. It is so called in English because of the thin, foetid, milky latex found in its young parts and is native to most of Europe, extending eastwards to Central Asia. Another English common name for the plant is marsh hog's fennel (''hog's fennel'' (unqualified) and ''sea hog's fennel'', by contrast, are common names of ''Peucedanum officinale'', a perennial species in the same genus, found in drier habitats, but having similar medicinal properties). ''Peucedanum palustre'' grows (as its specific name implies) in wetlands, shallow water at the margins of rivers and estuaries and occasionally in ditches and other smaller water features. It is relatively shade-tolerant and requires seasonal submerging of the site to compete with other plants. It is well-known to lepidopterists as the main foodplant of the Old World swallowtail. ''Cambridge milk parsley'' is the common English name of a ...
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Peucedanum Verticillare
''Peucedanum verticillare'', common name giant hog fennel or milk parsley, is a herbaceous plant in the genus ''Peucedanum'' of the family Apiaceae. Description ''Peucedanum verticillare'' reaches on average in height, with a maximum of . The stems are glaucous purple, erect, stout (1–2 cm in diameter) and finely striated, with 2-3 large flattened umbels with 12-20 rays bearing small greenish white flowers. These huge and showy umbellifers have a basal bushy rosette of finely cut glossy dark-green leaves, beetroot-red when they are young. The flowering period extends from June through August in their native habitat. Giant Hog Fennel is a biennial or short-lived perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ... that needs two-five years to reach maturity. These ...
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