Sium
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Sium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It is widely distributed across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Plants of this genus are commonly called water parsnips. These are perennial herbs, including some fully aquatic plants and some species that grow near water. The branching stem roots at the nodes. The lower leaves are pinnate, divided into leaflets. They are borne on petioles that sheath the stem at their bases. The inflorescence is a compound umbel of flowers with white petals.
Sium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. It is widely distributed across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Plants of this genus are commonly called water parsnips. These are perennial herbs, including some fully aquatic plants and some species that grow near water. The branching stem roots at the nodes. The lower leaves are pinnate, divided into leaflets. They are borne on petioles that sheath the stem at their bases. The inflorescence is a compound umbel of flowers with white petals.
Species
Ten species are accepted: Sium crispulifolium Sium latifolium – wideleaf water parsnip, great water parsnip Sium latijugum Sium medium Sium ninsi Sium serra Sium sisarum – skirret Sium suave – common water parsnip, hemlock water parsnip Sium tenue Sium ventricosum
Formerly placed here
Berula bracteata (as Sium bracteatum ) – jellico, large jellico Berula burchellii (as Sium burchellii ) – dwarf jellico
References
External links
GRIN Species Records of Sium. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Sium. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
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