Sanicula europaea
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Sanicula europaea is a perennial plant of the family Apiaceae
. It is widespread in shady woodland across Europe
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s and are followed by bristly fruits which easily attach to clothing or animal fur and are thus easily distributed. The leaves are lobed and glossy, dark green.
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
. It is widespread in shady woodland across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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Growth
The pinkish flowers are borne in tight sphaerical umbelUmbel
An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs....
s and are followed by bristly fruits which easily attach to clothing or animal fur and are thus easily distributed. The leaves are lobed and glossy, dark green.
See also
- Sanicula laciniataSanicula laciniataSanicula laciniata is a flowering plant species of in the family Apiaceae , the same family to which the Carrot and Parsnip belong. The genus has about 40 species worldwide, with 22 in North America...