Kingdom Plantae Family Apiaceae Rank Species | Order Apiales Genus Selinum | |
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Similar Selinum wallichianum, Selinum, Selinum carvifolia, Geranium wallichianum, Peucedanum palustre | ||
Selinum tenuifolium is a flowering plant of the genus Selinum in the family Apiaceae.
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Description
Selinum tenuifolium can reach a height of 3–6 feet (0.91–1.83 m). It is a perennial plant with large umbels of thousands tiny five-stellate white flowers and basal leaves forming slender, thin, fern-like foliage. This plant flowers from mid-summer to early autumn.
Distribution
This plant is present in the Himalayas from India, Kashmir and W. Pakistan to Bhutan.
Habitat
Selinum tenuifolium grows in shrubberies and open slopes at an elevation of about 13,000 feet (4,000 m).
References
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