Kingdom Plantae Family Apiaceae Genus Peucedanum Rank Species | Order Apiales Tribe Selineae Scientific name Peucedanum kerstenii | |
Similar Scadoxus cyrtanthiflorus, Hypericum revolutum, Yushania alpina, Dendrosenecio, Hagenia | ||
Peucedanum kerstenii member of the Apiaceae or carrot family and species of the genus Peucedanum makes its home among the giant groundsels (Dendrosenecio) atop of the mountains of Eastern Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Rwenzori Mountains and the Virunga Volcanoes.
Peucedanum kerstenii is a shrublike "large hardy perennial" umbel that grows to be 2 meters (6 - 7 feet) tall and found on the Ruwenzori Range in woodlands at altitudes of 3,500 - 4,200 meters (11,000 - 14,000 feet), and on the slopes of all the larger mountains mixed with Hagenia abyssinica.
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