Species

Selinum carvifolia (L.) L.

Cambridge Milk-Parsley

Apiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Genus: Selinum ()

Synonyms

Selinum carvifolia
Seseli carvifolia

Related species

Selinum carvifolia (L.) L. - Cambridge Milk-Parsley
Selinum dubium (Schkuhr) Leute - Doubtful Chickweed

Traits


    30–100 cm tall. involucre: absent or maximal 3‑leaved. involucel: at least 3‑leaved. umbels: 12–25‑beam. flowers: whitish. sepals: absent or developed as a narrow margin. fruits: glabrous, cross-section flattened, with (almost) wing-like ribs, winged at the margin. s...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Selinum carvifolia

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Selinum carvifolia

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Selinum carvifolia

Selinum carvifolia

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in moist to wet habitats

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