Milk Parsley

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Milk Parsley

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Peucedanum
Species: P. palustre
Binomial name
Peucedanum palustre
(L.) Moench

Milk Parsley (Peucedanum palustre) is a plant in the family Apiaceae. Also known as Marsh Hog's Fennel.

It resides on wetlands, mires etc., shallow riverbanks, occasionally on ditches and other smaller water features. It's relatively shadow-tolerant. It requires seasonal submerging of the site to compete with other plants. It's the main foodplant for Old World Swallowtail.