Peucedanum kerstenii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Tribe: | Selineae |
Genus: | Peucedanum |
Species: | P. kerstenii |
Binomial name | |
Peucedanum kerstenii Engl. |
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Synonyms | |
Anthriscus dissectus C.H.Wright |
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, Ruwenzori Mountains and the Virunga Volcanoes.[2][3][4]
Peucedanum kerstenii is a shrublike[3] "large hardy perennial" [4] 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),[3] and on the slopes of all the larger mountains mixed with Hagenia abyssinica.[4]