''Laserpitium latifolium'', common name broad-leaved sermountain, is an

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plant in the genus ''

Laserpitium ''Laserpitium'' is a genus of plants of the family Apiaceae. Selected species *'' Laserpitium gallicum'' L. *'' Laserpitium gaudinii'' Moretti *'' Laserpitium halleri'' Crantz *''Laserpitium latifolium'' L. – broad-leaved sermountain *'' ...

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Description

''Laserpitium latifolium'' reaches an average height of . The inflorescence has a diameter of . The stem is greenish-gray, round, erect, and lightly grooved, and it is branched at the top. The leaves are quite large, biternate, and petiolated, with a prominent central rib. The leaflets are ovate or heart-shaped and toothed. The leaves are long and wide. The flowers are white, clustered in umbrels of 25 to 40 rays. The diameter of the umbels reaches . The flowering season is from May to August. Fruits are oblong and flattened, long.

Distribution

It is widespread in most of

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. It has been introduced in

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Habitat

It grows in mountain dry forests, on grassy slopes, on the sunny edges of woods, or in meadows. It prefers calcareous soils and a nutrient-rich substrate, at an elevation of .

Gallery

File:Laserpitium latifolium Sturm32.jpg, ''Laserpitium latifolium''; figure from ''Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen'' File:Apiaceae - Laserpitium latifolium-3.JPG, Close-up of flowers of ''Laserpitium latifolium'' File:Laserpitium latifolium3.jpg, Flowers of ''Laserpitium latifolium'' File:Apiaceae - Laserpitium latifolium.JPG, Leaves of ''Laserpitium latifolium''

References

* Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia - Edagricole – 1982 * Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993

External links

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Laserpitium latifolium

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q905980 Apioideae Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus