5970.000 Conium L.

Description of the genus

Tall biennial herbs. Leaves 2-4-pinnate; ultimate segments coarsely serrate. Inflorescences of compound umbels. Bracts and bracteoles well-developed. Calyx teeth 0. Petals white; apex slightly inflexed. Fruit ovoid to subspherical, slightly laterally flattened; mericarps with prominent undulate ridges.

Worldwide: Variously treated as one very variable species or 6 distinct species, occurring mainly in northern temperate regions and South Africa.

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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maculatum L.C

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Flora of Mozambique: Conium

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Conium
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Conium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Conium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Conium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Conium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Conium
JSTOR Plant Science: Conium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Conium
Plants of the World Online: Conium
Tropicos: Conium
Wikipedia: Conium

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Conium.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1040, retrieved 28 March 2024

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