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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Aegopodium L., Sp. Pl. 265 (1753)
Description
Glabrous rhizomatous perennial herbs. Lvs 1–2-ternate; segments broad, serrate. Umbels compound, pedunculate; bracts and bracteoles 0. Petals white or tinged pink, somewhat irregular, with apex deeply notched and inflexed; calyx teeth small or 0. Fr. ovoid, slightly flattened laterally, not beaked, spineless; commissure narrow; ribs 5 per mericarp, equal, slender; vittae 0 in ripe mericarps.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
