Broadleaf False Carrot (Turgenia latifolia)
Description
T. latifolia is an annual herb ; With stems erect, very branched, 8-40 cm; Leaves 1-pinnatisectas with 3-6 pairs of foliar segments, oblong, 1-5 per 0-5-1 cm, dentate or pinnipuriid; 2-5 bracts and bractolas , lanceolate, persistent; With umbels on peduncles of 10 cm or more, with 2-5 radii of 1-6 cm, uneven, hyspid; Flowers without sepals and with white or pink petals , radiated, the largest up to 4 mm; The fruit is ovoid, 6-12 mm with the marginal ribs covered with 1 row of straight stings and the remaining 2-3. This plant is similar to Caucalis platycarpos of which distinguishes itself by the division of the leaves (once pinnadas instead of 2-3) and by the arrangement of the thorns in the fruits.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Apiales
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Family: Apiaceae
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Genus: Turgenia
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