| Synonyms: |
Sium erectum Huds. |
| Common names: | Lesser water-parsnip (English) Petrol bush (English) |
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| Description: |
Stoloniferous herb to 1 m. Leaves with 7-12 pairs of leaflets. Leaflets 1-5 cm, serrate; with a narrow basal sheath; stem leaves small. Bracts narrowly linear with membranous margins and sometimes lateral teeth. Rays 10-20. Bracteoles similar to the bracts but smaller. Petals white. Fruit c. 2 mm, subspherical, broader than long. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | erecta: erect |
| Habitat: | In wet places. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Europe to western Himalaya. |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 599 - 600. As Berula erecta (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 17. |