Peucedanum cervaria is a herbaceous plant in the genus Peucedanum belonging to the carrot family Apiaceae.
Description Peucedanum cervaria reaches on average in height, with a maximum of . The stems are cylindrical, glabrous and erect. They are more or less branched and the leaves are slightly blue-green and two to three times pinnatifid. The large umbels have 9 to 30 rays bearing small white flowers. The flowering period extends from July through September in their native habitat.Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia – Edagricole – 1982, Vol. II, p. 232
This plant has its overwintering buds situated just below the soil surface (hemicryptophyte) and an almost leafless stalk growing directly from the ground (scapose).Altervista The fruits are oval, about 4 to 6 mm long and 3 to 4 mm wide, with narrow marginal ridges.
Distribution This plant is a sub-Mediterranean species widespread in southern and central Europe, from Spain, Italy and the Balkan Peninsula up to central Russia.Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993 Peucedanum
Habitat Peucedanum cervaria grows singly or in loose groups on light-rich, chalky, dry places, occasionally in semi-arid grassland, at an altitude of above sea level.
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