Selinum tenuifolium
| Selinum tenuifolium | |
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| Selinum tenuifolium at the Orto Botanico di Brera, Milano | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Selinum |
| Species: | S. tenuifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Selinum tenuifolium Wall. ex C.B. Clark | |
| Synonyms | |
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Selinum tenuifolium is a flowering plant of the genus Selinum in the family Apiaceae.
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).