Species

Silaum silaus (L.) Schinz & Thell.

Pepper-Saxifrage

Apiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Genus: Silaum (Silaum)

Synonyms

Silaum silaus
Peucedanum alpestre
Peucedanum silaus
Silaum alpestre
Silaum tenuifolium
Silaus tenuifolius

Related species

Silaum silaus (L.) Schinz & Thell. - Pepper-Saxifrage

Traits


    30–100 cm tall. involucre: maximal 3‑leaved. involucel: at least 3‑leaved. umbels: 4–12‑beam. flowers: greenish to yellowish. sepals: absent or developed as a narrow margin. fruits: glabrous, dorsally ribbed. stem: covered by a sheath of dead leaves at the base. leav...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Silaum silaus

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Silaum silaus

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Silaum silaus

Silaum silaus

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths

  • in periodically wet habitats

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