Conium fontanum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Conium

Characteristics

Biennial herb, up to 0.5(1.0) m high. Leaflets lobed at least halfway to midrib, lobes oblong to broadly elliptic or narrowly elliptic to linear, 1.5-3.0 mm wide, often overlapping, apex obtuse or sharply acute, margins toothed or sparsely sharply serrate. Inflorescences: umbels obconic when dry, 20-50 mm in diam. at anthesis. Bracteoles linear or narrowly linear-lanceolate (up to 1 mm wide), free at base. Flowers white. Flowering time Nov.-Jan.
Life form biennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Conium fontanum world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:905893-1
WFO ID wfo-0000617961
COL ID XP6P
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Synonyms

Conium fontanum Conium fontanum var. fontanum

Lower taxons

Conium fontanum var. alticola Conium fontanum var. silvaticum