Dichoropetalum carvifolia
Dichoropetalum carvifolia
Synonyms: Peucedanum carvifolium, Selinum lactescens, Selinum palustre, Peucedanum chabraei var. selinoides, Palimbia carvifolia, Peucedanum lelievrei, Palimbia chabraei, Peucedanum saxatile, Holandrea carvifolia, Peucedanum palimbia, Pastinaca fleischmannii, Oreoselinum chabraei, Imperatoria pimpinellbides, Chabrea carvifolia, Ligusticum decussatum, Peucedanum euphimiae, Peucedanum carvifolium-chabraei, Palimbia chabraei var. heterophylla, Selinum chabraei, Selinum podolicum, Selinum carvifolia-chabraei, Peucedanum chabraei var. aestivale, Peucedanum carvifolium var. aestivale, Peucedanum chabraei, Palimbia decussata, Peucedanum podolicum, Dichoropetalum carvifolium-chabraei, Schlosseria chabraei, Seseli chabraei, Schlosseria heterophilla, Oreoselinum podolicum, Peucedanum decussatum, Holandrea carvifolium-chabraei, Pteroselinum chabraei, Selinum decussatum, Pastinaca selinoides, Caroselinum chabraei, Selinum chabraei var. aestivale, Peucedanum chabraei var. podolicum, Peucedanum chabraei var. autumnale, Selinum chabraei var. autumnale
Botanical Description
Dichoropetalum carvifolia (formerly Peucedanum carvifolia or Holandrea carvifolia) is a slender perennial herb of the Apiaceae native to central and southeastern Europe, where it occupies dry meadows, calcareous grassland, and open woodland margins. It grows from a stout taproot to a height of 30-80 cm, with erect, finely grooved stems and finely dissected, carrot-like leaves whose ultimate segments are linear and feathery, lending the plant its specific epithet. Small compound umbels of white to pinkish flowers open in summer and are followed by ovoid, dorsally compressed mericarps with narrowly winged ribs. The species is morphologically variable and has been segregated repeatedly between Peucedanum, Holandrea, and Dichoropetalum on the basis of fruit anatomy and molecular evidence. It is not commonly cultivated and has no broad horticultural use.
Cultural & Historical Context
Traditional American Uses
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