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Helosciadium

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Helosciadium
Helosciadium repens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Oenantheae
Genus: Helosciadium
W.D.J.Koch[1]

Helosciadium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1]

Its native range is from Europe to Central Asia and Pakistan, Macaronesia to Arabian Peninsula and Tanzania.[1] Helosciadium bermejoi from the island of Menorca is one of the rarest plants in Europe, with fewer than 100 individuals left.[2]

As of January 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species and hybrids:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Helosciadium W.D.J.Koch". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ IUCN Red List: Apium bermejo.